hoi1 coi3開賽开赛
Jyutpinghoi1 coi3
Yalehōi choi
Definition
To start a competition, match, or tournament.
neutralsports
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the official commencement of a sporting event or tournament. It is rarely used for casual games between friends, where people prefer to say 開始 or 開波. Use this term primarily in sports broadcasting or formal reporting contexts.
Examples
What time does the match start?
They scored a goal right after the match started.
Related words
Common phrases
officially start the competition
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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.
