zung1 gwok3 naam4 fong1 hong4 hung1 gu2 fan6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1中國南方航空股份有限公司中国南方航空股份有限公司
Jyutpingzung1 gwok3 naam4 fong1 hong4 hung1 gu2 fan6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1
Yalejūng gwok nàahm fōng hòhng hūng gú fahn yáuh haahn gūng sī
Definition
China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.
neutraltransporttravel
How it's used
Full corporate names are rarely used in casual conversation because they are overly formal and cumbersome. People almost always shorten this to 南航 when speaking to friends or colleagues. Using the full name is typically reserved for official documents, legal contracts, or formal announcements.
Examples
ngo5我ting1聽jat6日daap6搭zung1中gwok3國naam4南fong1方hong4航hung1空gu2股fan2份jau5有haan6限gung1公si1司heoi3去bak1北ging1京。
I am flying with China Southern Airlines to Beijing tomorrow.
zung1中gwok3國naam4南fong1方hong4航hung1空gu2股fan2份jau5有haan6限gung1公si1司di1啲gei1機piu3票hai6係mai6咪hou2好peng4平aa4呀？
Are the flight tickets for China Southern Airlines very cheap?
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
