seoi6 dou6隧道
Jyutpingseoi6 dou6
Yaleseuih douh
Definition
Tunnel; an artificial underground passage built through mountains, under the ground, or under the seabed.
colloquialtransportplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to man-made passages through mountains or under water, often used in the context of cross-harbour traffic. While it can technically refer to pedestrian underpasses, the term is most frequently associated with vehicle tunnels in daily life. It is almost always paired with the classifier 條.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 地鐵, which refers to the subway system as a transport network rather than the physical tunnel structure itself.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
