街市 (gaai1 si5) — street market, wet market in Cantonese
gaaiˉ¹街siˏ₅市Mandarin Pinyin: jie1 shi4
Meaning of 街市
nounstreet market, wet market
noun市場 [Var.] 市塲
noundowntown shopping area; high street shopping area
Example Sentences with 街市
heoi˗₃去gaaiˉ¹街siˏ₅市maaiˏ₅買seoiˊ²水caan2.產。
Go to the market to buy seafood.
keoiˏ₅佢zaaˉ¹揸keiˎ₄旗heoi˗₃去gaaiˉ¹街siˏ₅市。
He drives to the market.
gaaiˉ¹街siˏ₅市houˊ²好siˏ₅市faai˗₃膾
The wet market is bustling.
aa˗₃阿maaˎ₄嫲heoi˗₃去gaaiˉ¹街si5.市。
Grandma goes to the market.
gaaiˉ¹街siˏ₅市houˊ²好doˉ¹多sekˍ₆石gauˊ²狗gung1.公。
There are many rock groupers at the market.
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Words Containing 街市
街市阿伯gaai1 si5 aa3 baak3
a loudmouth cursing gossiping male
傳統街市cyun4 tung2 gaai1 si5
traditional wet markets (street markets)
街市阿叔gaai1 si5 aa3 suk1
a loudmouth cursing gossiping male
灣仔街市waan1 zai2 gaai1 si5
Wanchai Market
街市阿嬸gaai1 si5 aa3 sam2
a loudmouth cursing gossiping "auntie"
行街市haang4 gaai1 si5
to go street market buy food
中環街市zung1 waan4 gaai1 si5
Central Market
去街市買餸有價講呀heoi3 gaai1 si5 maai5 jau5 gaa3 gong2 aa3
so you think you are haggling for vegetables at a market is it? (said in a manner to express that one going to stand firm and not going to accept any lower price offer) [colloquial]
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