bok1 sap1扑濕
Jyutpingbok1 sap1
Yalebōk sāp
Definition
To beat someone up until they bleed, especially from the head.
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How it's used
Carries a strong sense of street violence and physical confrontation. It specifically implies a blunt force injury to the head, often involving an object like a bottle or a brick, rather than just a fist fight. The term is heavily associated with triad slang or aggressive street arguments.
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Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a general fight or a simple punch. It specifically denotes a severe injury involving bleeding from the head, making it far more graphic and aggressive than general terms for fighting.
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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.
