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Jyutpingzik6 sing1 gei1
Yalejihk sīng gēi
Definition
Helicopter.
neutraltransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the aircraft, but is also used metaphorically in some contexts to describe a parent who hovers over their children. While the term is standard, it is less common in daily speech than vehicles like bus or taxi due to its specialized nature.
Measure word
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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).
