baai6 sou3敗訴败诉
Jyutpingbaai6 sou3
Yalebaaih sou
Definition
To lose a lawsuit.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal or legal contexts, such as in news reports or professional discussions. In casual daily conversation, people almost always prefer the phrase 打輸官司 instead of using this more formal verb. It carries a sense of finality and official judgment that makes it sound quite serious.
Examples
He lost the lawsuit and has to pay a lot of money.
If you lose the lawsuit, how do you plan to handle it?
Related words
Common phrases
to end up losing a lawsuit
Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe losing a game or a competition, as it is strictly reserved for legal proceedings. For losing a game, use 輸 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
