kau4 wui2球會球会
Jyutpingkau4 wui2
Yalekàuh wúi
Definition
A professional sports club that employs players.
colloquialsports
How it's used
Refers specifically to professional or organized sports organizations, most commonly in the context of football. While it functions as a noun, it is frequently used in discussions about player transfers, contracts, and team management. It carries a more formal tone compared to simply calling a team 隊.
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gaan1間gānExamples
Which club did he transfer to to play this year?
This club's youth training system is excellent.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 俱樂部, which is the Mandarin term for a social club or sports club; while understood, it sounds unnatural in a Cantonese sports context.
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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.
