baau3 laang5 gaak3爆冷格
Jyutpingbaau3 laang5 gaak3
Yalebaau láahng gaak
Definition
To burgle an empty building or house.
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How it's used
This term is specific to residential or commercial burglary where the perpetrator targets a location known to be unoccupied. It carries a slightly informal, almost journalistic tone often found in crime reports or gossip about neighborhood incidents. While it functions as a verb, it is rarely used in polite conversation due to the criminal nature of the act.
Examples
They took advantage of no one being home to burgle the place.
Why was your house burgled?
Related words
Common phrases
to have one's place burgled
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general theft like 偷嘢, but 爆冷格 specifically implies breaking into a building, usually by force or stealth, rather than just stealing an item from someone's hand or bag.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
