gwo3 saan1 ce1過山車过山车
Jyutpinggwo3 saan1 ce1
Yalegwo sāan chē
Definition
Roller coaster; an amusement park ride that travels along a steep, elevated track.
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How it's used
Often used metaphorically to describe situations with extreme emotional highs and lows, such as a volatile relationship or a stressful period at work. It is specifically associated with amusement parks rather than other types of thrill rides like drop towers.
Measure word
gaa3架gaExamples
The roller coaster at Ocean Park is very thrilling.
Related words
Common phrases
to ride a roller coaster
to play on a roller coaster
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
