siu2 lou6小路
Jyutpingsiu2 lou6
Yalesíu louh
Definition
A path, trail, side road, or shortcut.
- a side road, lane, or trail off the main street
- a shortcut
colloquialplacestransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to narrow, unpaved, or secondary routes that are not main roads. It often implies a shortcut or a less formal way to get from one place to another compared to a main street or highway.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
This path gets to the MTR station very quickly.
Do you know where there is a path to walk on?
Related words
Common phrases
take a shortcut
Grammar color guide
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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.
