taai3 hung1 fei1 syun4太空飛船太空飞船
Jyutpingtaai3 hung1 fei1 syun4
Yaletaai hūng fēi syùhn
Definition
Spaceship; spacecraft.
neutraltechnologytransport
How it's used
While this term is technically correct, Hong Kongers often prefer the shorter loanword 太空船 when referring to spacecraft in general conversation. Using the full four-character phrase can sound slightly more formal or descriptive, as if emphasizing the mechanical or vehicle aspect of the craft.
Measure word
gaa2架gáExamples
Did you want to ride a spaceship when you were a kid?
This spaceship is designed very coolly.
Related words
Common phrases
pilot a spaceship
spaceship takes off
Grammar color guide
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Particle
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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.
