送中
Chinese
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send |
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (送中) | 送 | 中 | |
| simp. #(送中) | 送 | 中 | |
| Literally: “to send to China”. | |||
Etymology
Literally "to send to China", but also coined due to homophony with 送終／送终 (“to attend a funeral”).
Pronunciation
Verb
送中
- to extradite to mainland China [from 2019]
- 港人被送中 [Literary Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
- From: 2019 November, 2019 Hong Kong protests
- gong2 jan4 bei6 sung3 zung1 [Jyutping]
- HKers being sent to China
Derived terms
- 反送中 (fǎnsòngzhōng)
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