aa3 sin1 nou4阿仙奴啊仙奴
Jyutpingaa3 sin1 nou4
Yalea sīn nòuh
Definition
Arsenal, a football team in the English Premier League.
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How it's used
Cantonese speakers often use the term 廠迷 to refer to fans of this specific club, derived from their nickname The Gunners. It is common to hear people discuss their performance using the phrase 爭四, which refers to their historical struggle to finish in the top four positions of the league table.
Examples
Do you think Arsenal has a chance to win the championship this season?
I have been a die-hard Arsenal fan since I was a kid.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
