gou1 kau4高球

Jyutpinggou1 kau4

Yalegōu kàuh

名詞

Definition

Golf; the sport in which players use clubs to hit a small ball into a series of holes on a course.

colloquialsports

How it's used

While 高球 is a common shorthand, most people in Hong Kong simply use the English loanword golf directly in conversation. Using the full term 高爾夫球 sounds slightly more formal or descriptive, whereas 高球 is often seen in newspaper headlines or sports sections. It is rarely used to refer to the ball itself, but rather the sport as a whole.

Examples

keoi5佢ting1聽jat6日joek3約zo2咗jan4人heoi3去daa2打gou1高kau4球。

He has an appointment to play golf tomorrow.

nei5你zung1鍾m4唔zung1鍾ji3意heoi3去daa2打gou1高kau4球aa4呀？

Do you like playing golf?

Common phrases

daa2打gou1高kau4球

to play golf

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 高波, which is a colloquial term for a high ball in football or other sports. Always use the full term or the English loanword if you want to avoid ambiguity in casual speech.