港鐵
Chinese
harbor; Hong Kong (abbr.) | iron | ||
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trad. (港鐵) | 港 | 鐵 | |
simp. (港铁) | 港 | 铁 |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
港鐵
- MTR: Short for 香港鐵路/香港铁路 (Xiānggǎng Tiělù, “Mass Transit Railway, rapid transit railway system of Hong Kong”).
Usage notes
Commonly used in formal situations e.g. news, but less commonly used among citizens. Usually, the terms 地鐵/地铁, 火車/火车 (“East Rail Line”), and 西鐵/西铁 (“West Rail Line”) (referring to the network before merger of MTR and KCR) are used.