mei5 gwok3 taai3 hung1 zung2 cyu5美國太空總署美国太空总署
Jyutpingmei5 gwok3 taai3 hung1 zung2 cyu5
Yaleméih gwok taai hūng júng chyúh
Definition
NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States.
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How it's used
This is the standard formal translation for NASA in Hong Kong media and daily speech. While it is a long name, it is almost never abbreviated in spoken Cantonese, unlike the English acronym. People will occasionally use the English acronym NASA directly in conversation, but using the full Chinese name is perfectly natural and preferred in news or formal contexts.
Examples
He really wants to work at NASA.
Do you know where NASA is located?
Related words
Common phrases
NASA Administrator
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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.
