粵

海hoi2皮pei4

hoi2 pei4hǎi pí

English

  1. (noun) seaside; shoreline; shore; Mandarin slang term for 'happy'
  2. seashore

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 海邊嘅陸地

Examples

  • 我同佢中意食飽飯就行去海皮。

    We like to walk to the seashore after finishing our meal.

  • 香港第一次填海之後,而家嘅匯豐銀行總行係海皮嚟。

    After the first reclamation in Hong Kong, the current HSBC headquarters area was at the seaside.

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

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