bou2 ling4 kau4保齡球保龄球
Jyutpingbou2 ling4 kau4
Yalebóu lìhng kàuh
Definition
Bowling, specifically ten-pin bowling; can also refer to the bowling ball itself.
- bowling; ten-pin bowling
- bowling ball
colloquialsports
How it's used
While the term refers to the sport itself, it is almost exclusively used with the verb 打. Unlike some other sports where the name of the activity is sufficient, you rarely hear people say they are going to play bowling without including the verb. It is a popular social activity in Hong Kong, often associated with casual outings or company team building events.
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Shall we go bowling together tonight?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse the sport name with the object itself. If you are referring to the heavy ball used in the game, you should specify it as 保齡球波, as just saying 保齡球 usually implies the sport or the game as a whole.
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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.
