zing3 hyun3 gaau1 jik6 so2證券交易所证券交易所
Jyutpingzing3 hyun3 gaau1 jik6 so2
Yalejing hyun gāau yihk só
Definition
Stock exchange; bourse; a place or platform for trading securities and stocks.
neutralmoneywork
How it's used
Refers specifically to the formal institution where securities are traded. In casual daily conversation, people often just say 股市 or 交易所 when the context of finance is already clear. It is a formal term that you would encounter in news reports or professional settings rather than when chatting with friends.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
He works at the stock exchange.
Related words
Common phrases
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Grammar color guide
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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.
