粵

健gin6將zoeng3

simp健将
gin6 zoeng3jiàn jiàng

English

  1. (archaic) adept and valiant military general
  2. top-notch soldier, fit athletes
  3. skilled athlete; top player
  4. champion-level athlete (title awarded by the General Administration of Sport of China based on performance in international and national competitions) (abbr. for 運動健將|运动健将[yun4 dong4 jian4 jiang4])
  5. master sportsman; top-notch player

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 特別擅長於某種運動嘅人(量詞:名/位/個)

Examples

  • Ken 是游泳健將。

    Ken is a good swimmer.

    Tatoeba · tsayng CC BY

  • 她老是吹嘘自己是个游泳健将。

    She always boasts of being a good swimmer.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 佢係個運動健將,足球游水樣樣得。

    He is a master sportsman. He is good at every sports, such as football and swimming.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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