hung1 naan6空難空难
Jyutpinghung1 naan6
Yalehūng naahn
Definition
An aviation accident; a crash of an airplane, helicopter, or balloon, typically resulting in fatalities.
neutraltransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to catastrophic aviation accidents involving fatalities or major destruction. It is a formal term often seen in news headlines or official reports rather than casual conversation.
Measure word
coeng4場chèunghExamples
The news report said there were no survivors in that plane crash.
Do you know how that plane crash happened?
Related words
Common phrases
scene of the plane crash
a plane crash occurs
Grammar color guide
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Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
