daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6大街小巷
Jyutpingdaai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6
Yaledaaih gāai síu hohng
Definition
Every street and alley; all corners of a city.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
This idiom emphasizes the ubiquity of something across an entire neighborhood or city. It is frequently used to describe festive atmospheres, the spread of news, or the presence of specific shops and vendors. Unlike simply saying 街道, this expression carries a sense of thoroughness and complete coverage.
Examples
During the Lunar New Year, red lanterns are hung all over the streets and lanes.
This news has spread through every street and alley.
Related words
Common phrases
spread through every street and alley
to be found everywhere in the streets
Grammar color guide
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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.
