bing2 jat1 wok6丙一鑊丙一镬
Jyutpingbing2 jat1 wok6
Yalebíng yāt wohk
Definition
To give someone a thorough thrashing or beating.
colloquialpeopleslang
How it's used
Carries a strong sense of physical aggression and is almost exclusively used to describe a violent confrontation or a physical fight. It is a very informal, street-level expression that sounds quite rough and confrontational. Using it in a professional or polite setting would be seen as highly inappropriate or threatening.
Examples
If he dares to cause trouble again, I will give him a good thrashing.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the character 丙 which is a common way to refer to the third item in a sequence or a generic placeholder name like John Doe. The phrase is a fixed idiom where the character acts as a verb meaning to beat, and it cannot be used in other contexts to mean the third rank or grade.
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