syut3 ce1雪車雪车
Jyutpingsyut3 ce1
Yalesyut chē
Definition
A sled, sledge, sleigh, or bobsled.
colloquialtransporttravel
How it's used
Refers specifically to a vehicle used for sliding over snow, often for recreation. While the term is understood in Hong Kong, it is rarely used in daily life due to the lack of snow in the region. It is mostly encountered when discussing travel to colder climates or in children's storybooks.
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gaa3架gaExamples
When it snows, let's go play on the sled.
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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.
