tai2 taan4體壇体坛
Jyutpingtai2 taan4
Yaletái tàahn
Definition
The sports world; the sports circle or community.
neutralsports
How it's used
Refers specifically to the professional or competitive sports community rather than just the act of playing sports. It is frequently used in news headlines and formal reporting to describe the collective achievements or scandals of athletes. While it sounds slightly more formal than just saying 運動界, it is still widely understood and used in casual conversation when discussing major events.
Examples
He is very famous in the sports world.
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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.
