sau2 kau4手球

Jyutpingsau2 kau4

Yalesáu kàuh

名詞Rare

Definition

Handball, either the team sport or the football (soccer) foul of touching the ball with hands.

handball; a team sport where players use their hands to score goals
(in football/soccer) handball; a foul committed by touching the ball with the hands or arms

neutralsports

How it's used

Refers specifically to the team sport played on a court with goalposts. It is distinct from the foul in football, which is often described using the same characters but functions as a noun for an illegal action. When talking about the sport, it is almost always paired with the verb 打.

Measure word

coeng4場chèungh

Examples

nei5你ting1聽jat6日jau5有mou5冇hing3興ceoi3趣heoi3去daa2打sau2手kau4球aa4呀？

Are you interested in playing handball tomorrow?

keoi5佢ji5以cin4前zung1中hok6學go2嗰zan6陣hou2好zung1鍾ji3意daa2打sau2手kau4球。

He really liked playing handball back when he was in secondary school.

Common phrases

daa2打sau2手kau4球

to play handball

sau2手kau4球bei2比coi3賽

handball match

Common mistake

Do not confuse the sport with the foul in football, where a player touches the ball with their hand. In the context of a football match, the term describes a rule violation rather than the athletic discipline.