zung1 ngan4中銀中银
Jyutpingzung1 ngan4
Yalejūng ngàhn
Definition
Bank of China; often abbreviated as BOC.
colloquialmoneyplaces
How it's used
Locals almost exclusively use this abbreviation when referring to the Bank of China in daily life. While the formal name is 中國銀行, using the full name can sound overly stiff or official in casual conversation. It functions as a proper noun for the institution and its branches.
Examples
I need to go to the BOC to withdraw money later.
Is your ATM card from BOC?
Related words
Common phrases
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Bank of China Tower
Common mistake
Be aware that the pronunciation of 銀 in this specific compound can vary between ngan2 and ngan4 depending on the speaker's habit or regional influence, though ngan2 is very common in Hong Kong.
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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.
