naam4 daan1男單男单
Jyutpingnaam4 daan1
Yalenàahm dāan
Definition
Men's singles in sports.
colloquialsports
How it's used
Sports terminology in Cantonese often shortens formal terms by dropping characters, and this is a classic example of compressing 男子單打 into a two character compound. It functions like a noun phrase and is almost exclusively used in the context of professional sports tournaments like badminton, tennis, or table tennis.
Examples
He won the men's singles championship this year.
Have you watched the men's singles final yet?
Related words
Common phrases
men's singles final
men's singles champion
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Grammar guides
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