粵

刁diu1時si4

simp刁时
diu1 si4diāo shí

English

  1. deuce (sport)
  2. deuce; a system used in games like squash, tennis, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, etc., when players reach game point at the same time, they continue to play until one player gains a 2-point lead over the other

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺壁球、網球、羽毛球、乒乓波、排球入面,當雙方喺離贏出一局只差一點嘅情況下打成平手(即係喺一局入面分別打成14-14、40-40、20-20、10-10或24-24),嗰一局就會進入刁時,需要連取兩分先可以勝出比賽。

Examples

  • 呢局又進入刁時喇,睇嚟場比賽將會打好耐。

    The game is back to deuce, seems like this will be a long game.

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

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