zuk1 kau4 coeng4足球場足球场
Jyutpingzuk1 kau4 coeng4
Yalejūk kàuh chèuhng
Definition
A football field or soccer pitch.
colloquialsportsplaces
How it's used
While standard, the term is often shortened to 波地 in casual conversation when referring to a local neighborhood pitch. Using 笪 as a measure word instead of 個 emphasizes that the field is a specific patch of ground, which is common when describing outdoor or informal spaces.
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go3個goExamples
Shall we go to the football field to play soccer tomorrow?
There are many people practicing running at that football field.
Related words
Common phrases
standard football field
indoor football field
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 足球, which refers to the sport or the ball itself, rather than the physical location.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
