機場 / 机场
gei¹ coeng⁴
The Cantonese word for airport is 機場 / 机场 (gei¹ coeng⁴). If unsure, use 機場 / 机场. Wiktionary also lists 飛機場 / 飞机场 (fei¹ gei¹ coeng⁴) and 航空站 (hong⁴ hung¹ zaam⁶).
Meaning: place designated for airplanes (noun)
Ways to say it
| Cantonese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 機場 / 机场 | gei¹ coeng⁴ | |
| 飛機場 / 飞机场 | fei¹ gei¹ coeng⁴ | |
| 航空站 | hong⁴ hung¹ zaam⁶ | formal |
The term refers to a place designated for airplanes.
What does it mean word for word?
The common form 機場 / 机场 is composed of 機 meaning machine or aircraft and 場 meaning place or field. The alternative form 飛機場 / 飞机场 literally translates to 'flying machine field'.
Which one should you use?
機場 / 机场 is the most common, everyday way to refer to an airport. The form 飛機場 / 飞机场 is slightly more descriptive but is used interchangeably with the common form.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
航空站 is a formal term often used in technical, administrative or official contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
gei¹ coeng⁴
Did you know?
- The character 機 in 機場 originally referred to a crossbow trigger and evolved to mean any complex mechanical device.
- The word 飛 in 飛機場 is the same character used in the Cantonese slang for 'flying' meaning to be dumped by a romantic partner.
- While 機場 is the standard word, Cantonese speakers often refer to the Hong Kong International Airport as 赤鱲角 which refers to the specific island where it was built.
Example sentences for Cantonese are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “airport” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
