buk6 nei1 nei1伏匿匿
Jyutpingbuk6 nei1 nei1
Yalebuhk nēi nēi
Definition
The game of hide-and-seek.
Example
sai3細lou2路go1哥zeoi3最zung1鍾ji3意zuk1捉buk6伏nei1匿nei1匿。
sai3细lou2路go1哥zeoi3最zung1钟ji3意zuk1捉buk6伏nei1匿nei1匿。
Kids love playing hide-and-seek.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
This term is the standard colloquial way to refer to the game of hide-and-seek in Hong Kong. It is often used as a verb phrase, where you can say 玩伏匿匿 to mean playing the game. The reduplication of 匿 is a common feature in Cantonese to describe repetitive or playful actions.
Examples
When we were little, we loved playing hide-and-seek.
You go hide first, I'll count to ten and then we'll play hide-and-seek.
Related words
Common phrases
to play hide-and-seek
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
