duk6 muk6 zau1 seoi2 kau4獨木舟水球独木舟水球
Jyutpingduk6 muk6 zau1 seoi2 kau4
Yaleduhk muhk jāu séui kàuh
Definition
Canoe polo; kayak polo.
neutralsports
How it's used
This term is a direct translation used in sports contexts in Hong Kong. It combines the specific equipment, a kayak or canoe, with the team sport structure of water polo. It is primarily used when referring to the organized competitive sport rather than casual paddling.
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coeng4場chèunghExamples
They are going to play canoe polo tomorrow.
Have you ever played canoe polo?
Related words
Common phrases
participate in canoe polo
canoe polo match
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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.
