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Transportation

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airport 機場 gei1 tsœng4
bike 單車 dan1 tse1 (MW: 架 ga3) [mnemonic] Dan Akroyd riding a silly bicycle
bus 巴士 ba1 si2 (MW: 架 ga3)
bus stop 巴士站 ba1 si2 dzam6
bus terminal 巴士中站 ba1 si2 dzUng2 dzam6
boat 艇仔 ten5 dzAi2 (MW: 隻 dzek3)
car tse1 (MW: 架 ga3)
kilometer 公里 gUng1 lei5 (no MW)
motorcycle 電單車 din6 dan1 tse1 (MW: 架 ga3)    Lit. electric bike
plane 飛機 fei1 gei1 [mnemonic] The effeminate male flight attendants in the plane are all fake gays.
streetcar 電車 din6 tse1 (MW: 架 ga3)    Lit. electric car
subway 地鐵 dei6 tit3
subway station 地鐵站 dei6 tit3 dzam6
ticket fei1 (MW: 張 dzœng1)
   plane ticket 機票 gei1 piu3
train 火車 fo2 tse1 (MW: 架 ga3)     Lit. fire car
traffic lights 青? tsIng4 min6
tram 電車 din6 tse1 (MW: 架 ga3)    Lit. electric car
walk han4

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