街 (gaai1) — street; road; thoroughfare in Cantonese
gaaiˉ¹街Mandarin Pinyin: jie1
Meaning of 街
nounstreet; road; thoroughfare
Example Sentences with 街
我聽日同朋友出街呀。
I'm going out with my friends tomorrow.
如果你咁發脾氣嘅話，我就唔要陪你出街。
If you're still throwing a tantrum, I'm not going out with you.
佢出咗街噃!
He's gone out for sure!
mˎ₄唔goiˉ¹該，gaaiˉ¹街hauˊ²口jauˏ₅有lokˍ₆落！
Excuse me, I want to get off at the intersection!
嗰個黐線佬喺度周街露械。
That freak is flashing everyone all over the place.
Words Containing 街
街市阿伯gaai1 si5 aa3 baak3
a loudmouth cursing gossiping male
界限街gaai3 haan6 gaai1
Boundary Street: historically, the street marked the boundary between the southern part of Kowloon, ceded by Qing China to the United Kingdom in 1860, and the northern part of Kowloon (New Kowloon), which remained part of China until it was leased as part of the New Territories to the United Kingdom in 1898 for 99 years. After the lease, the boundary was renamed from Boundary Line to Old Frontier Line. (source: Wikipedia)
街上gaai1 soeng6
in the street
通菜街tung1 coi3 gaai1
Tung Choi Street (Ladies Street, 女人街, HK)
傳統街市cyun4 tung2 gaai1 si5
traditional wet markets (street markets)
街症gaai1 zing3
outpatient clinic
邊度會有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳㗎bin1 dou6 wui5 jau5 gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3 gaa3
how could that possibly be true? are you kidding? how could i believe such a glib? (lit. where would there be such a big frog hopping around the street?)
街市gaai1 si5
street market, wet market
德己立街dak1 gei2 lap6 gaai1
D'Aguilar Street, formerly 德忌笠街, is a street in Central District Hong Kong. It is an L-shaped street starting from Queen's Road Central (皇后大道中), running uphill and forms the main road of the Lan Kwai Fong (蘭桂坊) area.
街頭gaai1 tau4
street; street intersection; road junction
躝街laan1 gaai1
to hang out on the street
出夜街ceot1 je6 gaai1
night out
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