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波鞋 (bo1 haai4) — sport shoes (lit. ball shoes, 波 /bo1/ is taken from the sound of the English word "ball"); sneakers, trainers -- Standard Chinese: 運動鞋 in Cantonese

boˉ¹波haaiˎ₄鞋
Mandarin Pinyin: bo1 xie2

Meaning of 波鞋

nounsport shoes (lit. ball shoes, 波 /bo1/ is taken from the sound of the English word "ball"); sneakers, trainers -- Standard Chinese: 運動鞋
noun(noun) running shoes

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Example Sentences with 波鞋

keoiˏ₅佢taat˗₃撻zyuˍ₆住deoi˗₃對boˉ¹波haaiˎ₄鞋haangˎ₄行soengˉ¹商coengˎ₄場。
He shuffled around the mall with the backs of his sneakers trodden down.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度boˉ¹波saaiˎ₄鞋gaai1.街。
This is Sneaker Street.
boˉ¹波saaiˎ₄鞋gaaiˉ¹街jauˏ₅有mat1?乜？
What's at Sneaker Street?
heoi˗₃去boˉ¹波saaiˎ₄鞋gaaiˉ¹街maai5.買。
Go to Sneaker Street to buy.
boˉ¹波saaiˎ₄鞋gaaiˉ¹街houˊ²好doˉ¹多jan4.人。
Sneaker Street is crowded.
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Characters in 波鞋

波bo1
waves; billows; breakers
鞋haai4
shoe(s); footwear in general

Words Containing 波鞋

波鞋街bo1 haai4 gaai1
nickname for a street well known for selling sport shoes in Hong Kong [colloquial]

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