hung1 zung1 fei1 jan4空中飛人空中飞人
Jyutpinghung1 zung1 fei1 jan4
Yalehūng jūng fēi yàhn
Definition
Flying trapeze; an acrobatics performance where artists swing on trapeze bars high in the air.
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How it's used
This term is used specifically for circus performers who swing on trapezes. It is also frequently used metaphorically in office culture to describe someone who travels constantly for work, often flying between different cities or countries every week.
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His childhood dream was to be a flying trapeze artist.
Have you seen the flying trapeze act at the circus yet?
Related words
Common phrases
to perform the flying trapeze
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
