lau4 seoi2 sin3流水線流水线
Jyutpinglau4 seoi2 sin3
Yalelàuh séui sin
Definition
Assembly line, or Hong Kong bus slang for a long-established, highly-frequented route with many stops.
- assembly line; manufacturing line
- slanga very long bus route with frequent passenger turnover at almost every stop
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How it's used
Beyond the industrial context, this term is a specific piece of bus enthusiast jargon in Hong Kong. It describes routes that function like a conveyor belt, constantly picking up and dropping off passengers along a long, winding path. It implies a route that is slow, tedious, and rarely used by anyone for the entire length of the journey.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
ni1呢tiu4條baa1巴si2士sin3線seng4成jat6日dou1都sak1塞ce1車，gaan2簡zik6直hai6係ming4名fu4副kei4其sat6實ge3嘅lau4流seoi2水sin3線。
This bus route is always stuck in traffic, it is truly a classic 'assembly line' route.
He works on an assembly line at the factory, repeating the same motion every day.
Related words
Common phrases
assembly line worker
assembly line operation
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a modern express bus route, as it specifically carries the connotation of an old, slow, and stop-heavy service.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
