baan2 kau4板球
Jyutpingbaan2 kau4
Yalebáan kàuh
Definition
Cricket; the team sport played with a wooden bat and a ball.
neutralsports
How it's used
Cricket is a niche sport in Hong Kong compared to football or basketball, so it is primarily referred to by its English name in casual conversation. When using the term, it is almost always paired with the verb 打 to describe the act of playing. It is rarely discussed outside of specific sports circles or international school contexts.
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coeng4場chèunghExamples
They go to play cricket every Saturday.
Do you know where one can play cricket?
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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.
