jau4 hang4 si6 wai1游行示威

Jyutpingjau4 hang4 si6 wai1

Yaleyàuh hàhng sih wāi

Definition

To march in protest; to hold a demonstration.

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How it's used

While often used as a single compound, speakers frequently shorten this to just 游行 or 示威 depending on the context. 游行 implies a march through the streets, whereas 示威 focuses more on the act of demonstrating or showing opposition. Using both together emphasizes the scale and the public nature of the event.

Measure word

coeng4場chèungh

Examples

ting1聽jat6日jau5有coeng4場jau4游hang4行si6示wai1威，nei5你sam1參m4唔caam1參jyu5與aa4呀？

There is a protest tomorrow, are you going to join?

keoi5佢dei6哋heoi3去zo2咗zung1中waan4環jau4游hang4行si6示wai1威，biu2表daat6達sou3訴kau4求。

They went to Central to protest and express their demands.

Related words

synonymjau4 hang4游行yàuh hànghsynonymsi6 wai1示威sih wāi

Common phrases

caam1參gaa1加jau4游hang4行si6示wai1威

to participate in a protest

faat3發hei2起jau4游hang4行si6示wai1威

to organize a protest

Common mistake

Avoid using this as a verb phrase in the same way you might use 'to protest' in English. It is almost always treated as a noun phrase, so you typically need a verb like 搞 or 參加 before it.