van仔

Chinese

		van; minibus; vehicle	diminutive suffix
simp. and trad. (van仔)		van	仔

Etymology

From English van + 仔 (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): wen¹ zai²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wen¹ zai²
  - Yale: colloquial sounds not defined
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wen¹ dzai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: colloquial sounds not defined
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɛːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

van仔

(Hong Kong Cantonese) minivan, especially one used for transporting goods (Classifier: 架 c; 部 c)
(Hong Kong Cantonese) minibus; public light bus (Classifier: 架 c; 部 c)

Synonyms

(minibus): 小巴 (xiǎobā)

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