bou6 lip6捕獵捕猎
Jyutpingbou6 lip6
Yalebouh lihp
Definition
To hunt or catch prey.
neutralanimalsdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the act of tracking and capturing prey, often used in scientific or documentary contexts rather than casual conversation. While it can apply to humans, it is most frequently used to describe the predatory behavior of animals in the wild.
Examples
This type of animal loves to hunt small creatures.
When did they start hunting here?
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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.
