aa3 zau1 wan6 dung6 wui2亞洲運動會亚洲运动会
Jyutpingaa3 zau1 wan6 dung6 wui2
Yalea jāu wahn duhng wúi
Definition
The Asian Games.
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How it's used
Locals almost exclusively refer to this event by the shortened form 亞運. Using the full name is reserved for formal contexts like news reports or official documents. The abbreviation is so pervasive that the full name can sound overly stiff or academic in casual conversation.
Examples
Are you going to watch the Asian Games this year?
He represented Hong Kong and won a gold medal at the Asian Games.
Related words
Common phrases
Asian Games gold medal
participate in the Asian Games
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
