joeng1 hong4央行
Jyutpingjoeng1 hong4
Yaleyēung hòhng
Definition
Central bank; an institution responsible for an economy's monetary, credit, and financial policies.
neutralmoney
How it's used
Professional financial news and casual investment discussions frequently use this abbreviation to save time. It functions exactly like the full term 中央銀行 but carries a more concise, journalistic tone. You will hear it most often when people are speculating about interest rate changes or monetary policy shifts.
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gaan1間gānExamples
The central bank announced an interest rate hike today, and the stock market dropped immediately.
Do you think the central bank will adjust interest rates again?
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Common phrases
central bank raises interest rates
central bank policy
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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.
