tit3 lou6鐵路铁路
Jyutpingtit3 lou6
Yaletit louh
Definition
Railway; railroad tracks and the complete rail system.
- railway tracks; railroad tracks for trains, metros, or trams
- railway system, including tracks, stations, and trains
neutraltransportplaces
How it's used
While 鐵路 is the formal term for the entire infrastructure, Hong Kong people rarely use it in daily conversation when referring to the local transit system. Instead, they almost exclusively use 地鐵 to refer to the MTR network or 火車 for the East Rail Line. Use 鐵路 primarily when discussing urban planning, government policy, or international rail systems.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
The government plans to expand the railway network.
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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.
