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  1. #101

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    Quote Originally Posted by HowardCoombs:
    I know and use all of those words regularly except for the last one "chair" -- what is that? English translation or Chinese character would be appreciated.
    车 is the character.

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    Quote Originally Posted by audiot:
    canto cab blaggin tip #1

    lay hi mmm hi cow loon chair?

    ( you are or are not a Kowloon cab? )

    hang gow soy mm goy

    take the old tunnel please.
    Quote Originally Posted by Rob2020:
    As PDLM says, you can negotiate with the driver. Sometimes if I need to cross the harbour, I just ask any driver (before getting in) "one way tunnel fee?" - regardless.
    Agree with what's already said. I used to take the odd late-night taxi back to Kowloon side, and made it a point to ask straight away BEFORE showing any interest in stepping into the taxi:

    Hi-mmh-hi Gow-loon dick-si -ah?
    Are (you) or are (you) not a Kowloon taxi?
    [Note: the final 'k' in dick isn't fully sounded out; also, if you prefer audiot's 'chair', which means 'car', don't voice or round off with the 'r', i.e. more like BB's 'che' advice.]

    MM-goy... hi-mmh-hi jing-hi bei YAT-CHI sui-doe fai?
    - equivalent: Excuse my asking... paying just ONE(-TIME) tunnel fee, OK or not OK?

    The driver will simply say or nod Yay or Nay - and THEN you get in the cab. (Early on in HK, I've once or twice got the gesture 'twas 'OK', to then find they'd changed their mind, or something... To save grief / time, I just CONFIRM first.)

    Quote Originally Posted by albahk:
    车 is the character.
    The traditional Chinese character 車 is better for use in HK; the simplified one above is more for the mainland.
    Last edited by emmie; 14-09-2011 at 05:17 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by albahk:
    车 is the character.
    Argh! My eyes! 車 is the correct one to use.


    Whoops, just saw the end of Emmie's post.
    Last edited by bookblogger; 14-09-2011 at 05:35 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bookblogger:
    Argh! My eyes! 車 is the correct one to use.
    Whoops, just saw the end of Emmie's post.
    Thank you. Very familiar with Che (I always think of Che Guevara) and the character which is a cart looking from above. I had not heard of it being referred to as chair before...

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    Or just go to the designated Kowloon taxi stops.

    Wanchai, by Fanny Florists

    Central, D'Aguilar Street. By the 7-11
    Landmark, They stop in front of the regular taxi rank.

    Causeway Bay, Outside Times Square on the other side if the road to the regular taxi's.

    Any of the above and you don't need to ask them, just make sure the cardboard sign is covering the for hire sign.

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    To be more professional, taxi is 的士. Dick see.


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    or use the discounted ones...


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    This lovely new video belongs in this old thread:


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    Quote Originally Posted by HowardCoombs:
    This lovely new video belongs in this old thread:
    Way to stay classy Alex. LOL

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