mei5 baan1 ce1尾班車尾班车
Jyutpingmei5 baan1 ce1
Yaleméih bāan chē
Definition
The last bus, train, or tram service of the day.
colloquialtransporttime
How it's used
Refers specifically to the final scheduled service of public transport for the day. While often used for trains or trams, it is frequently applied to buses as well. It carries a sense of urgency, as missing it often means having to rely on more expensive or less convenient late night transport options.
Measure word
baan1班bānExamples
Common phrases
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with the general term for the last one in a sequence, but it is strictly tied to scheduled transport services. Do not use it to describe the final person in a queue or the last item in a list.
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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.
