bok3 wui4駁回驳回
Jyutpingbok3 wui4
Yalebok wùih
Definition
To reject or dismiss an appeal, complaint, or application.
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How it's used
Reserved for formal or legal contexts, this term is primarily used when an authority figure or institution denies a formal request, appeal, or claim. It carries a sense of finality and official procedure, distinguishing it from everyday refusals like 拒絕 or 唔制.
Examples
The judge officially rejected his appeal today.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual settings, such as asking a friend to go out or requesting a small favor, as it sounds overly bureaucratic and stiff.
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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.
