ling4 ce1靈車灵车
Jyutpingling4 ce1
Yalelìhng chē
Definition
Hearse; a vehicle used to transport a coffin to a cemetery or crematorium.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the vehicle used for transporting a coffin during a funeral procession. In Hong Kong, these are distinctively boxy and often painted a specific shade of blue, which makes them immediately recognizable on the road. It is considered highly disrespectful to cut off or aggressively overtake a funeral procession involving a hearse.
Measure word
gaa3架gaExamples
The hearse is already waiting downstairs.
Related words
Common phrases
funeral procession
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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.
