saa1 taan1 bo1沙灘波沙滩波
Jyutpingsaa1 taan1 bo1
Yalesā tāan bō
Definition
Beach ball; a large, lightweight inflatable ball played with at the beach or in water.
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How it's used
This term specifically refers to the large, lightweight, multi-colored inflatable balls commonly seen at seaside resorts. It is rarely used for any other type of ball, as the focus is on the material and the context of water play. You will almost always hear it used in the context of summer leisure activities.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Let's go to the beach and play with the beach ball.
Related words
Common phrases
play with a beach ball
inflatable beach ball
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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.
