候機

Chinese

		wait	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (候機)		候	機
simp. (候机)		候	机

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hòujī

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ gei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hòujī
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hòuji
    • Wade–Giles: hou⁴-chi¹
    • Yale: hòu-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howji
    • Palladius: хоуцзи (xouczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁶ gei¹
    • Yale: hauh gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² kei̯⁵⁵/

Verb

候機

1. to wait for the departure of a flight

Derived terms

• 候機室／候机室 (hòujīshì)
• 候機廳／候机厅
• 候機樓／候机楼

 

See also

• 候車／候车 (hòuchē)