gwai3 hau6 coi3季後賽季后赛
Jyutpinggwai3 hau6 coi3
Yalegwai hauh choi
Definition
Playoffs; postseason matches held after the regular season to determine rankings or titles.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the elimination rounds that follow the regular season in professional sports leagues. It is frequently used in the context of major leagues like the NBA or local football tournaments. The term implies a high-stakes environment where every game is critical for survival in the competition.
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coeng4場chèunghExamples
Which team has the best chance of winning the championship in this year's playoffs?
We were just a little bit short of making it to the playoffs.
Related words
Common phrases
to play in the playoffs
to advance to the playoffs
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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.
