zyun2 wan6轉運转运

Jyutpingzyun2 wan6

Yalejyún wahn

動詞Uncommon

Definition

To transfer cargo or transship goods; to experience a change in luck, especially from bad to good.

to transship; to transfer cargo or goods
to experience a change in luck, especially from bad to good

colloquialtransportother

How it's used

Beyond its literal logistics sense of moving cargo between ports, this term is frequently used metaphorically to describe a sudden shift in someone's fortune. When used in this figurative way, it almost exclusively implies a positive turn, moving from a period of bad luck to good luck. It carries a sense of destiny or fate changing direction.

Examples

le1呢pai1批fo3貨jiu3要ging1經hoeng1香gong2港zyun2轉wan6運heoi3去ngoi6外gwok3國。

This batch of goods needs to be transshipped to foreign countries via Hong Kong.

nei5你zeoi3最gan6近hai6係mai6咪zyun2轉wan6運aa4呀，seng4成jat6日dou1都:jeng4贏cin2錢？

Have you had a change of luck lately? You keep winning money.

Common phrases

zyun2轉wan6運zaam6站

transshipment hub

zyun2轉wan6運fo3貨mat6物

transshipped goods

Common mistake

Do not confuse the literal logistics meaning with the metaphorical meaning regarding luck, as the context is usually clear but the shift in tone is significant. In a professional shipping context, using it to describe luck would sound confusingly informal.