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Definition
To be a guest, or to play an away game in sports.
- to visit someone's place as a guest
- technicalto play away from home or in an opponent's stadium
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How it's used
While often used in formal contexts or sports reporting, it can sound slightly stiff or literary in casual conversation. When referring to visiting a friend's home, locals usually prefer phrases like 去人哋屋企玩 or 去探朋友. The term is most commonly encountered in sports news to describe away games.
Examples
I'm going to a friend's house as a guest tonight, what should I buy?
They have to play away at the opponent's home ground this week.
Related words
Common phrases
to play an away game at the home venue
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 做客, which is a common variant but often carries a slightly more informal or regional nuance. Learners should also avoid using it to mean simply visiting a place for tourism, as it specifically implies being a guest in someone's private space or a team's home territory.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
