kau4 deoi2球隊球队
Jyutpingkau4 deoi2
Yalekàuh déui
Definition
A sports team that plays a ball game.
neutralsports
How it's used
Refers specifically to organized groups competing in ball games, distinguishing it from general groups or organizations. It is almost exclusively used for sports teams where players work together under a common banner. When discussing the collective effort of the members, speakers often focus on the team's performance or its need for new talent.
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deoi2隊déuiExamples
Which team do you like the most?
Their team's performance is very poor this year.
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Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to a group of people in a general sense, such as a work team or a project group, as those are better described as 組 or 團隊. Using it for non-sports contexts sounds unnatural and confusing to native speakers.
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