waa1 haai4蛙鞋
Jyutpingwaa1 haai4
Yalewā hàaih
Definition
Flippers or swim fins; a type of diving equipment shaped like webbed feet.
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How it's used
While 蛙鞋 is the standard term for the gear used in diving or snorkeling, you might occasionally hear people use the English loanword fins. It is almost always referred to in the plural as a pair, so you will frequently hear it paired with the classifier 對.
Measure word
deoi3對deuiExamples
Remember to bring your flippers when you go swimming.
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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.
