粵

橫waang4街gaai1

simp横街
waang4 gaai1héng jiē

English

  1. side street
  2. side street; alley between buildings
  3. road branching from the main street

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 大路旁邊,比較窄嘅街道;或者係由建築物之間細小窄長嘅空間形成嘅街道(量詞:條)

Examples

  • 橫街窄巷

    narrow and unpopular street/lane

  • 坪洲永安橫街

    Peng Chau Wing On Side Street

  • 横街的那端有一个幼儿园。

    There is a kindergarten at the other end of the street.

    Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

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

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