van仔

van仔

Chinese

			diminutive suffix
simp. and trad. (van仔)		van	仔

Etymology

From English van + 仔 (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wen¹ zai²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wen¹ zai²
    • Yale: wēn jái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wen¹ dzai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wén¹ zei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɛːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

van仔

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) minivan, especially one used for transporting goods
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative term for 小巴 (xiǎobā, “minibus; public light bus”).