bok1 je5扑嘢
Jyutpingbok1 je5
Yalebōk yéh
Definition
To have sex; to make love.
slangpeoplevulgar
How it's used
This is a very blunt and crude way to refer to sexual intercourse. It carries a strong sense of vulgarity and is definitely not appropriate for professional or polite social settings. It is essentially the Cantonese equivalent of the f-word in terms of its register and shock value.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 撲, which means to pounce or to rush towards something. The character 嘢 is added specifically to turn the verb into a vulgar slang term for sexual activity.
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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.
