粵

跑paau2馬maa5

simp跑马
paau2 maa5pǎo mǎ

English

  1. horse race
  2. to have horse racing; more colloquial than 賽馬 coi3 maa5
  3. to ride a horse at a fast pace
  4. (dialect) wet dream

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 騎師騎住馬喺馬場賽道上鬥快跑,最先過終點就贏;係香港其中一種容許合法賭博嘅運動;口頭講得多過「賽馬」

Examples

  • 今日沙田跑馬。

    There is a horse race in Shatin today.

  • 你有冇去睇過跑馬?

    Have you ever gone to see a horse race?

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

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