粵

世sai3界gaai3波bo1

sai3 gaai3 bo1shì jiè bō

English

  1. (soccer slang) spectacular, world-class goal; wonder goal (originally Cantonese: 波 is borrowed from English "ball", Jyutping [bo1])
  2. to be extremely skilled at soccer ('World Cup caliber')
  3. an exceptional goal in soccer

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指足球比賽中一球射得好靚嘅入波,有如世界級嘅射球

Examples

  • 美斯入咗球世界波。

    Messi scored a spectacular goal.

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  • 呢腳世界波射得真係靚!

    This is such an exceptionally nice goal!

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

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