掛gwaa3牌paai4

English

1. lit. to hang up a plate
2. (of stocks) to be listed
3. (of lawyers, doctors, etc.) to go into practice; to register
4. to open up for business
5. (of buses or bus drivers) scheduled
6. listed (on stock market)

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 股票上市，公開買賣
2. 指醫生、律師等正式執業
3. 巴士或者車長固定行某條路線。喺未有電腦嘅年代，編更同派更都係純人手處理，車廠派更部有塊板，顯示每條路線編定由邊幾位車長當值，車長名會寫喺名牌上面，掛上塊板度。所以當一位車長編定行某條路線，佢個名牌就會掛喺嗰條線下面。

Examples

• 新股掛牌

  new stocks listed; IPO ----

• 佢掛牌做私家醫生。

  He registered as a private doctor.

• 佢掛開2A牌㗎喎，未試過甩牌。

  He's been assigned to route 2A so far, and hasn't been rescheduled elsewhere.

• 该公司于1990年挂牌上市。

  The company went public and became listed on the stock exchange in 1990.

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