jau4 seoi2 fu3游水褲游水裤
Jyutpingjau4 seoi2 fu3
Yaleyàuh séui fu
Definition
Swimming trunks, shorts, or briefs.
colloquialclothingsports
How it's used
Refers specifically to swimwear worn by men, regardless of whether they are briefs or longer trunks. While standard swimwear is often called 泳衣, that term is almost exclusively reserved for women's swimsuits. Using 游水褲 avoids any confusion regarding gendered clothing items.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
Related words
Common phrases
buy swimming trunks
change into swimming trunks
Common mistake
Do not use 泳衣 for men's swimwear, as it sounds like you are wearing a woman's one-piece or bikini.
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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.
