tung1 hong4通航

Jyutpingtung1 hong4

Yaletūng hòhng

動詞

Definition

To be open to navigation or air traffic, with ships or planes running between two places.

neutraltransporttravel

How it's used

Primarily used in formal or news contexts to describe the establishment of transportation links between two regions. It implies a state of operational readiness for commercial vessels or aircraft rather than just the physical existence of a route.

Examples

loeng5兩dei6地tung1通hong4航zi1之hau6後，heoi3去leoi5旅hang4行fong1方bin6便hou2好do1多。

After the two places opened up to air traffic, traveling became much more convenient.

ni1呢tiu4條hong4航sin3線gei2幾si4時sin1先ho2可ji5以zing3正sik1式tung1通hong4航aa4呀？

When can this route officially open for navigation?

Common phrases

zing3正sik1式tung1通hong4航

officially open to traffic

fui1恢fuk6復tung1通hong4航

resume navigation or air traffic

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To work in vain; to make futile efforts that yield no results.

tau4 daam6 tong1

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The first bowl of soup, figuratively referring to the first-mover advantage or being the first to benefit.

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他們他们

They or them; third-person plural pronoun.

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To make a feeble, easily detected attempt to trick someone or lure them into a trap.

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