wui4 syun4 cyu3迴旋處回旋处

Jyutpingwui4 syun4 cyu3

Yalewùih syùhn chyu

Definition

Roundabout; a circular road junction.

neutraltransportplaces

How it's used

Drivers in Hong Kong strictly follow the rule of giving way to traffic already inside the roundabout, which usually means yielding to vehicles coming from the right. It is common to hear people refer to the act of navigating one as 兜圈, which captures the circular movement involved.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

喺hai2下haa5個go3迴wui4旋syun4處cyu5轉zyun3左zo2就zau6到。

Turn left at the next roundabout and you will be there.

ni1呢go3個wui4迴syun4旋cyu5處ce1車lau4流hou2好daai6大aa4呀。

The traffic flow at this roundabout is very heavy.

Common phrases

jap6入wui4迴syun4旋cyu5處

enter a roundabout

ceot1出wui4迴syun4旋cyu5處

exit a roundabout

Common mistake

Learners sometimes confuse this with 十字路口, but they are structurally distinct as one requires yielding to circulating traffic while the other is governed by traffic lights or stop signs.