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MTR Rush Hour

TEXT

朝早喺尖沙咀搭地鐵,好多人!
ziu1 zou2 hai2 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 daap3 dei6 tit3, hou2 do1 jan4!

門一開就衝入去,幾分鐘到中環。
mun4 jat1 hoi1 zau6 cung1 jap6 heoi3, gei2 fan1 zung1 dou3 zung1 waan4.

好快但好攰!
hou2 faai3 daan6 hou2 gui6!

TRANSLATION

Morning taking Mass Transit Railway (MTR) at Tsim Sha Tsui, lots of people!

Doors open rush in, Central in minutes.

Fast but tiring!

BREAKDOWN

朝早喺尖沙咀搭地鐵,好多人!
朝早 (ziu1 zou2): morning; (hai2): at; 尖沙咀 (zim1 saa1 zeoi2): Tsim Sha Tsui; (daap3): take; 地鐵 (dei6 tit3): MTR; 好多人 (hou2 do1 jan4): lots of people

門一開就衝入去,幾分鐘到中環。
(mun4): door; 一開 (jat1 hoi1): open; 衝入去 (cung1 jap6 heoi3): rush in; 幾分鐘 (gei2 fan1 zung1): few minutes; 到中環 (dou3 zung1 waan4): to Central

好快但好攰!
好快 (hou2 faai3): fast; (daan6): but; 好攰 (hou2 gui6): tired

NOTES

■ 地鐵 (dei6 tit3) MTR is Hong Kong’s urban rail system, connects Tsim Sha Tsui to Central in ~5 minutes.

■ 中環 is the central business district of Hong Kong.