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Definition
A sports league; a tournament or series of matches between three or more teams of the same level.
neutralsports
How it's used
Refers specifically to organized, multi-team competitions that span a season rather than a single knockout tournament. It is most frequently used when discussing major professional sports like football or basketball. When referring to the specific match itself, it is common to use the measure word 場 to quantify the event.
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coeng4場chèunghExamples
Which team will win the championship in the league this year?
We are going to watch a league match tomorrow.
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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.
