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Jyutpingau1 lyun4
Yaleāu lyùhn
Definition
UEFA Champions League
colloquialsports
How it's used
This is the standard abbreviation for the competition in Hong Kong sports media and casual conversation. It functions as a proper noun and is almost always used without a classifier when referring to the tournament as a whole. Fans frequently use it to discuss match schedules or team performance during the season.
Examples
Are you going to watch the Champions League tonight?
Their team made it to the Champions League final this year.
Related words
Common phrases
Champions League final
Champions League winner
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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.
