hung4 cau4 gu2紅籌股红筹股
Jyutpinghung4 cau4 gu2
Yalehùhng chàuh gú
Definition
Red chip stocks; shares of mainland Chinese companies incorporated outside mainland China and listed in Hong Kong.
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How it's used
Red chip stocks specifically refer to companies incorporated outside mainland China but controlled by mainland Chinese state entities. This term is distinct from H股, which are companies incorporated in mainland China and listed in Hong Kong. Investors often track these stocks to gauge the influence of state-owned enterprises on the local market.
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How is the performance of this red chip stock?
Related words
Common phrases
speculate on red chip stocks
red chip index
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 紅籌股 with H股. Remember that the key difference lies in the place of incorporation, not just the location of the primary business operations.
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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.



