gaai1 tau4 hong6 mei5街頭巷尾街头巷尾
Jyutpinggaai1 tau4 hong6 mei5
Yalegāai tàuh hohng méih
Definition
Every street and alley; all corners of the city.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Refers to the entirety of a neighborhood or city, emphasizing how gossip or news spreads rapidly through every corner. It is frequently used to describe something that has become common knowledge or a topic of public discussion. The phrase carries a sense of ubiquity and public visibility.
Examples
This news has spread to every corner of the city.
Related words
Common phrases
discussed everywhere in the streets
spread through every street and alley
Grammar color guide
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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.
