saa1 taan1 paai4 kau4沙灘排球沙滩排球
Jyutpingsaa1 taan1 paai4 kau4
Yalesā tāan pàaih kàuh
Definition
Beach volleyball, a sport played on a sandy beach.
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How it's used
This term is used specifically for the sport played on sand, distinct from indoor volleyball. It is often associated with summer activities and coastal leisure spots in Hong Kong. While the full name is standard, people sometimes just refer to the activity by the location if the context is clear.
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hong6項honghExamples
They went to the beach volleyball court to play today.
Do you like watching beach volleyball?
Related words
Common phrases
to play beach volleyball
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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.
