jyun4 kau4鉛球铅球
Jyutpingjyun4 kau4
Yaleyùhn kàuh
Definition
Shot put, or the heavy lead ball used in this track and field event.
- the heavy metal ball used in the shot put event
- shot put; the track and field athletic throwing event
neutralsports
How it's used
Refers specifically to the heavy metal ball used in the track and field event. While the literal translation involves lead, modern competition shots are often made of steel or brass, yet the name remains unchanged in Cantonese. It is almost exclusively used in the context of the sport or when describing the object itself.
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go3個goExamples
He went to school to do shot put today.
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Common phrases
shot put
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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.
