zo2 taai5左軚
Jyutpingzo2 taai5
Yalejó táaih
Definition
Left-hand drive; referring to a vehicle with the steering wheel on the left, or road traffic that keeps to the right.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the steering wheel position rather than the traffic flow itself. While Hong Kong uses right-hand drive vehicles, the term is essential for discussing driving in mainland China or overseas where the steering wheel is on the left side of the vehicle.
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gaa3架gaExamples
This car is left-hand drive, are you used to driving it?
When traveling in Europe, I often see left-hand drive cars.
Related words
Common phrases
to drive a left-hand drive car
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the traffic system itself. While left-hand drive cars usually correspond to driving on the right side of the road, the term specifically describes the car's internal configuration.
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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.
