zam1 bo1針波针波
Jyutpingzam1 bo1
Yalejām bō
Definition
Free throw in basketball.
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How it's used
This term is specific to basketball and functions as a verb meaning to take a free throw. It is a piece of local sports slang that replaces the more formal term 罰球. Using it shows familiarity with the casual, fast-paced language used on Hong Kong basketball courts.
Examples
Go take your free throw now, you get points if it goes in.
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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.
