sei3 hoi2 lau4 long6四海流浪
Jyutpingsei3 hoi2 lau4 long6
Yalesei hói làuh lohng
Definition
To wander across the world, or the Fourway Rangers football club.
- to wander across the world; to rove everywhere
- technicalFourway Rangers (Hong Kong football club)
colloquialpeopletravel
How it's used
This idiom carries a romanticized, slightly poetic sense of wandering without a fixed destination. It is often used to describe someone who lives a nomadic lifestyle by choice rather than necessity. While it sounds literary, it is frequently used in casual conversation to describe a friend's adventurous or unconventional life path.
Examples
He has been roving everywhere these past few years and has been to many places.
Are you really planning to rove around the world and not come home?
Related words
Common phrases
a nomadic life
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Grammar guides
- NegationHow to say no, not, didn't, and don't in Cantonese. The four main negation words and when to use each one.
- Numbers and moneyCounting, talking about money, and asking how much things cost. Includes the two words for two and the everyday words for dollars and cents.
- Aspect markersCantonese has no tenses, but it does have aspect markers. Learn how zo2, gwo3, gan2, and hai2 dou6 show completion, experience, and ongoing action.
