go1 ji5 fu1 kau4哥爾夫球哥尔夫球
Jyutpinggo1 ji5 fu1 kau4
Yalegō yíh fū kàuh
Definition
The game of golf, or a golf ball.
- golf; the sport of golf
- golf ball
neutralsports
How it's used
While the full term is used in formal contexts or when specifying the sport, many Hong Kongers simply use the loanword 高爾夫 or even just the English word golf in casual conversation. The pronunciation often leans towards the English source, reflecting the city's history with the sport as a leisure activity for the affluent.
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go3個goExamples
Are you interested in playing golf tomorrow?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse the written form with the spoken preference for the English loanword, as native speakers rarely use the full three-character term when chatting casually.
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