naam4 paai4男排
Jyutpingnaam4 paai4
Yalenàahm pàaih
Definition
Men's volleyball; a short form for男子排球.
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How it's used
This term is a standard abbreviation used primarily in sports reporting and casual conversation among fans. It functions like a proper noun when referring to a specific national or club team, such as 香港男排. It is rarely used in isolation to describe the sport itself, which is usually referred to as 排球.
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deoi2隊déuiExamples
Do you like watching men's volleyball?
They have a men's volleyball match tonight.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
