粵

周zau1街gaai1

zau1 gaai1zhōu jiē

English

  1. everywhere
  2. commonplace; ordinary; literally 'out there everywhere on the streets'

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 滿街、全條街;形容一啲嘢好普遍,周圍都有

Examples

  • 周街都有共享單車。

    Shared bikes are ubiquitous.

  • 八級鋼琴好巴閉咩?周街都係啦。

    Don't be so arrogant just because you passed your grade 8 piano exam; there are many like you these days.

  • 台灣周街都係嘢食,去一個禮拜真係肥十磅都似。

    There're food stalls everywhere in Taiwan. I bet I'll gain 10 pounds if I go there for a week.

  • 呢度之前周街都係霓虹招牌呀,幾夜行街都唔怕黑。

    In the past, there used to be neon signs all around this area, and you could walk the streets at night without fear of darkness.

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

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