sing4 haak3乘客
Jyutpingsing4 haak3
Yalesìhng haak
Definition
Passenger; a person who travels in a vehicle.
neutraltransportpeople
How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal announcements, news reports, or written signage rather than casual conversation. In everyday speech, people often refer to passengers simply as 人 or specify the vehicle, such as 搭巴士嘅人 or 搭地鐵嘅人.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
There are many passengers on that bus.
Are you a passenger on this train?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this word in casual settings when talking about friends or family, as it sounds overly clinical and detached. Use it only when referring to the general public or in a professional context.
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Grammar guides
- In 30 secondsThe whole language at a glance. No tenses, no plurals, six tones, sentence particles. Read this before you dive into any specific topic.
- ParticlesSentence particles add tone, emotion, and nuance. Learn the most common particles in Cantonese and how to use them.
- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).



