haang4 saan1行山
Jyutpinghaang4 saan1
Yalehàahng sāan
Definition
To go hiking; to walk on relatively low-difficulty mountain trails for leisure.
Example
sing1星kei4期luk6六heoi3去haang4行saan1山。
Going hiking on Saturday.
colloquialdaily actionssports
How it's used
Refers specifically to leisure walking on established trails rather than technical mountaineering. It is a quintessential weekend activity in Hong Kong, often involving groups of friends or family members. When people say they are going to do this, they usually imply a casual pace where conversation is possible throughout the journey.
Examples
Where are you planning to go hiking this Sunday?
They went hiking yesterday and got very tired.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 爬山, which implies a much more strenuous activity involving climbing, scrambling, or specialized gear. Using 爬山 for a simple walk on a paved trail sounds like you are attempting a dangerous or professional climb.
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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.
