saa1 kam2沙冚
Jyutpingsaa1 kam2
Yalesā kám
Definition
Bicycle mudguard; a cover over a bicycle wheel to prevent water from splashing.
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How it's used
This term is a direct loan from the English word mudguard, adapted phonetically into Cantonese. It is the standard way to refer to this specific bicycle part in Hong Kong, and using a more formal or descriptive term would sound unnatural to local cyclists.
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The bicycle's mudguard is broken, I'll definitely get covered in mud if I ride in the rain.
Do you know where I can get a replacement mudguard?
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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.
