van仔

Chinese

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

Noun

van仔

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

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