街 (gaai1 | jie1) : street

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街

gaai1

jie1

[n] street; road; thoroughfare

(Classifier(s): 條)

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: (#144)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

街

This word has been viewed 17602 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Aug 2009 05:51

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街頭霸王 gaai1 tau4 baa3 wong4 = The Street Fighter video game

街霸 gaai1 baa3 = The Street Fighter video game

出街 ceot1 gaai1 chu1 jie1 = to go out (to town)

去街 heoi3 gaai1 = to go out (to town) 粵

街口 gaai1 hau2 = intersection

行街 haang4 gaai1 = to go shopping; to go for a walk; take away 粵

街道 gaai1 dou6 jie1 dao4 = street; streets

大街 daai6 gaai1 da4 jie1 = main street; main road; major thoroughfare

橫街 waang4 gaai1 heng2 jie1 = side street

街市 gaai1 si5 jie1 shi4 = street market, wet market

上街 soeng5 gaai1 shang4 jie1 = take to the streets

街巷 gaai1 hong6 = street 粵

周街 zau1 gaai1 = everywhere, all over the place 粵

行街市 haang4 gaai1 si5 = to go street market buy food 粵

落街 lok6 gaai1 luo4 jie1 = go out; go shopping 粵

花街 faa1 gaai1 hua1 jie1 = Flower Street

街角 gaai1 gok3 jie1 jiao3 = street corner 國

唐人街 tong4 jan4 gaai1 tang2 ren2 jie1 = Chinatown

街燈 gaai1 dang1 = streetlight; streetlamp

街坊 gaai1 fong1 jie1 fang1 = neighbourhood, neighborhood

街頭 gaai1 tau4 jie1 tou2 = street; street intersection; road junction

街招 gaai1 ziu1 = circulars

街景 gaai1 ging2 = streetscape

跑街 paau2 gaai1 = drummer

街上 gaai1 soeng6 jie1 shang0 = in the street

街症 gaai1 zing3 = outpatient clinic

逛街 kwaang3 gaai1 guang4 jie1 = go window-shopping

出夜街 ceot1 je6 gaai1 = night out

橫街窄巷 waang4 gaai1 zaak3 hong6*2 = an alley 粵

街邊 gaai1 bin1 jie1 bian1 = wayside

女人街 neoi5 jan4*2 gaai1 = lady's market

廟街 miu6 gaai1 miao4 jie1 = Temple Street

金魚街 gam1 jyu4*2 gaai1 = Goldfish Market

中環街市 zung1 waan4 gaai1 si5 = Central Market

灣仔街市 waan1 zai2 gaai1 si5 = Wanchai Market

大街小巷 daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 da4 jie1 xiao3 xiang4 = large streets and small lanes

街燈柱 gaai1 dang1 cyu5 jie1 deng1 zhu4 = street lamp post

埋街 maai4 gaai1 mai2 jie1 = to make landfall; (of women) to marry up 粵

埋街食井水 maai4 gaai1 sik6 zeng2 seoi2 = (of women) to marry up 粵

傳統街市 cyun4 tung2 gaai1 si5 = traditional wet markets (street markets)

街童 gaai1 tung4 = street kids

阻街 zo2 gaai1 = cause an obstruction in a public place; prostitute (from 阻街女郎)

街機 gaai1 gei1 jie1 ji1 = an arcade game; an arcade machine

隨街 ceoi4 gaai1 = on the street; in the street 粵

十字街頭 sap6 zi6 gaai1 tau4 shi2 zi4 jie1 tou2 = crisscross streets; busy city streets

界限街 gaai3 haan6 gaai1 jie4 xian4 jie1 = Boundary Street

嗌街婆 aai3 gaai1 po4*2 = woman who shouts abuse in public 粵

嗌街 aai3 gaai1 = shouts abuse in the street 粵

嗌通街 aai3 tung1 gaai1 = refers to a woman who likes shouting in public (潑婦) 粵

擺街邊 baai2 gaai1 bin1 = sell articles displayed on the sidewalk floor (lit., "display streetside")

街頭服 gaai1 tau4 fuk6 = casual wear

街數 gaai1 sou3 jie1 shu4 = a debt 粵

邊度會有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳㗎 bin1 dou6 wui5 jau5 gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3 gaa3 = how could that possibly be true? 粵

瞓街 fan3 gaai1 = to sleep on the street 粵

街市阿嬸 gaai1 si5 aa3 sam2 = a loudmouth cursing gossiping "auntie" 粵

街市阿伯 gaai1 si5 aa3 baak3 = a loudmouth cursing gossiping male 粵

街市阿叔 gaai1 si5 aa3 suk1 = a loudmouth cursing gossiping male 粵

街喉 gaai1 hau4 = town (water) main

泥街 nai4 gaai1 = local slang for Elgin Street

阻街女郎 zo2 gaai1 neoi5 long4 = prostitute

街頭女郎 gaai1 tau4 neoi5 long4 = a streetwalker, a prostitute

地下街 dei6 haa6 gaai1 = an "underground city", usually an underground tunnel shopping mall 粵

街渡 gaai1 dou6 jie1 du4 = kai-to; small ferry

食街 sik6 gaai1 shi2 jie1 = food street

街舞 gaai1 mou5 jie1 wu3 = street dance, sometimes breakdance

通菜街 tung1 coi3 gaai1 = Tung Choi Street

街坊大姐 gaai1 fong1 daai6 ze2 = the auntie in charge of a neighborhood committee 粵

唔出得街 m4 ceot1 dak1 gaai1 = to keep sth secret, cannot divulge publicly 粵

街頭幫派 gaai1 tau4 bong1 paai3 jie1 tou2 bang1 pai4 = a street gang 國 (common formation)

街井 gaai1 zeng2 jie1 jing3 = fire hydrant 粵

躝街 laan1 gaai1 lan2 jie1 = to hang out on the street 粵

唱通街 ceong3 tung1 gaai1 chang4 tong1 jie1 = to announce people's secrets (rumors) throughout the streets 粵

街知巷聞 gaai1 zi1 hong6 man4 jie1 zhi1 xiang4 wen2 = known to everyone; known and heard of in the streets and alleys

德己立街 dak1 gei2 lap6 gaai1 de2 qi3 li4 jie1 = D'Aguilar Street, Central, Hong Kong

威靈頓街 wai1 ling4 deon6 gaai1 wei1 ling2 dun4 jie1 = Wellington Street, Central & Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

擺花街 baai2 faa1 gaai1 bai3 hua1 jie1 = Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, Hong Kong

雲咸街 wan4 haam4 gaai1 yun2 xian2 jie1 = Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong

奧卑利街 ou3 bei1 lei6 gaai1 ao4 bei1 li4 jie1 = Old Bailey Street, Central, Hong Kong

砵典乍街 but3 din2 zaa3 gaai1 bo1 dian3 zha4 jie1 = Pottinger Street, Central, Hong Kong

累街坊 leoi6 gaai1 fong1 lei4 jie1 fang1 = to implicate one's neighbours (other people) in one's trouble 粵

行街紙 haang4 gaai1 zi2 = recognizance (immigration document) 粵

街外人 gaai1 ngoi6 jan4 jie1 wai4 ren2 = an outsider; someone from outside the vicinity; somebody outside on the street 粵

街尾 gaai1 mei5 jie1 wei3 = the tail end of a street

街坊街里 gaai1 fong1 gaai1 lei5 jie1 fang1 jie1 li3 = neighbours 粵

掃街 sou3 gaai1 sao3 jie1 = street sweeping; to canvas (for votes, sales, etc.)

街頭藝人 gaai1 tau4 ngai6 jan4 jie1 tou2 yi4 ren2 = busker

企街 kei5 gaai1 = street girl; prostitute; tout for hostess bar or prostitutes

摩羅街 mo1 lo1 gaai1 mo4 luo1 jie1 = Cat Street, Cat Street Bazaar, Lascar Row

街坊福利會 gaai1 fong1 fuk1 lei6 wui6*2 jie1 fang1 fu2 li4 hui4 = neighbourhood welfare association

砵蘭街 but3*1 laan4 gaai1 bo1 lan2 jie1 = Portland Street

香港街道地方指南 hoeng1 gong2 gaai1 dou6 dei6 fong1 zi2 naam4 = Hong Kong guidebook

貓街 maau1 gaai1 mao1 jie1 = Cat Street, Cat Street Bazaar, Lascar Row

士丹頓街 si6 daan1 deon6 gaai1 = Staunton Street

上海街 soeng6 hoi2 gaai1 = Shanghai Street

書局街 syu1 guk6*2 gaai1 = "Bookstore Street"

華爾街 waa4 ji5 gaai1 = Wall Street

華爾街日報 waa4 ji5 gaai1 jat6 bou3 = The Wall Street Journal

雀仔街 zoek3 zai2 gaai1 = Bird Street (actual name 康樂街)

步行街 bou6 hang4 gaai1 bu4 xing2 jie1 = pedestrian street (common formation)

文明街道 man4 ming4 gaai1 dou6 wen2 ming2 jie1 dao4 = model community (common formation)

街道企業 gaai1 dou6 kei5 jip6 jie1 dao4 qi3 ye4 = neighborhood enterprise (common formation)

街心花園 gaai1 sam1 faa1 jyun4*2 jie1 xin1 hua1 yuan2 = park at an intersection; garden in the city center (common formation)

鴨寮街 aap3 liu4*2 gaai1 = Ap Liu Street (sells second hand electronic goods like cable TV descramblers)

喜帖街 hei2 tip3 gaai1 = Wedding Card Street (利東街, Lee Tung Street)

利東街 lei6 dung1 gaai1 = Lee Tung Street, also known locally as Wedding Card Street (喜帖街)

伊利近街 ji6 lei6 gan6 gaai1 yi1 li4 jin4 jie1 = Elgin Street

卑利街 bei1 lei6 gaai1 bei1 li4 jie1 = Peel Street

康樂街 hong1 lok6 gaai1 = Hong Lok Street

英雄街 jing1 hung4 gaai1 = Hero Street

亞皆老街 aa3 gaai1 lou5 gaai1 ya4 jie1 lao3 jie1 = Argyle Street

畢打街 bat1 daa2 gaai1 bi4 da3 jie1 = Pedder Street

新填地街 san1 tin4 dei6 gaai1 xin1 tian2 di4 jie1 = Reclamation Street

西洋菜街 sai1 joeng4 coi3 gaai1 = Sai Yeung Choi Street

石板街 sek6 baan2 gaai1 shi2 ban3 jie1 = Pottinger Street

贏幾條街 jeng4 gei2 tiu4 gaai1` ying2 ji3 tiao2 jie1 = streets ahead of 粵

街工 gaai1 gung1 = Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre

春秧街 ceon1 joeng1 gaai1 = Chun Yeung Street

大三巴街 daai6 saam1 baa1 gaai1 = Saint Paul's Street

亞倫街 aa3 leon4*2 gaai1 = Allen Street

波鞋街 bo1 haai4 gaai1 = nickname of a popular area located in Fa Yuen Street selling sports shoes

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我聽日同朋友出街呀。粵
I'm going out with my friends tomorrow.

對面街有便利店。粵
There is a convenience store across the street.

佢出咗街噃! 粵
He's gone out for sure!

喺街上面唔好走嚟走去。粵
Don't chase around on the street.

一盞好光嘅街燈﹐照住黑暗嘅角落。粵
A really bright streetlight is illuminating a dark corner.

有一盞街燈喺雪地上面粵
There's a streetlight on the snowy ground.

我每朝都喺七點鐘開工，所以我夜晚唔可以出街粵
I start work at 7 o'clock each morning, so I can't stay out too late.
[Lit. I every morning also at 7 o'clock open-work, so I late cannot go-out]

如果你咁發脾氣嘅話，我就唔要陪你出街。粵
If you're still throwing a tantrum, I'm not going out with you.

唔該，街口有落！粵
Excuse me, I want to get off at the intersection!
[said to minibus drivers]

乜呢張廣告貼到周街都係㗎! 粵
This advertisement is being posted all over the place!

如果阿明真係一個識飛嘅超人就好喇⋯⋯噉佢就唔會喺條街度踩咗啲米田共返嚟屋企，重要印到成條走廊嘅地板都係！抹死人咩⋯⋯ 粵
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …

我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago.
[Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]

政府打算加派警察出街巡邏。粵
The government intends to increase the number of policemen on the beat.
[A typical Cantonese sentence uses more verbs than the English version.]

嗰個黐線佬喺度周街露械。粵
That freak is flashing everyone all over the place.

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