jau4 maa4 dei6 siu2 leon4油麻地小輪油麻地小轮
Jyutpingjau4 maa4 dei6 siu2 leon4
Yaleyàuh màh deih síu lèuhn
Definition
Yaumati Ferry; a ferry operator in Hong Kong.
colloquialtransportplaces
How it's used
This term refers to the historical ferry company that was once the primary mode of cross-harbor transport in Hong Kong. While the company still exists, it has transitioned away from its iconic passenger ferry services to focus on property development and other businesses. Locals often use the name nostalgically to refer to the classic green and white ferries that defined the city's maritime landscape for decades.
Examples
When I was small, I often took the Yaumati Ferry to cross the harbor.
Do you know when the Yaumati Ferry stopped operating?
Related words
Common phrases
to take the Yaumati Ferry
Yaumati Ferry pier
Grammar color guide
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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.
