sai3 gaai3 bui1世界盃世界杯
Jyutpingsai3 gaai3 bui1
Yalesai gaai būi
Definition
World Cup; the quadrennial international soccer tournament organized by FIFA.
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How it's used
Fans often refer to the tournament simply as 盃 when the context of football is already established. It is common to hear people discuss which team they support or bet on during the event, making it a major social topic in Hong Kong. The excitement usually peaks during the final stages, leading to many late nights for local viewers due to time zone differences.
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gaai3屆gaiExamples
Did you watch the World Cup this year?
The World Cup final is really exciting.
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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.
