zyun2 gei1轉機转机
Jyutpingzyun2 gei1
Yalejyún gēi
Definition
To transfer to a connecting flight.
colloquialtransporttravel
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of changing planes during a journey rather than the broader concept of a transit. It is commonly used when discussing travel itineraries that involve multiple legs. While it functions as a verb, it is frequently used in the structure 喺某地轉機 to specify the location of the transfer.
Examples
I have a connecting flight in Bangkok and have to wait for five whole hours.
Are you taking a connecting flight in Tokyo to get to your destination?
Related words
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Particle
Connector
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.
