caam2 baai6慘敗惨败

Jyutpingcaam2 baai6

Yalecháam baaih

動詞Rare

Definition

To suffer a crushing defeat; to be heavily defeated in a game, match, or war.

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How it's used

While often used in formal news reports to describe sports or military outcomes, it carries a strong emotional weight when used in conversation to emphasize how embarrassing or total a loss was. It implies not just losing, but losing in a way that is hard to watch or accept. It is rarely used for minor setbacks, reserving its power for situations where the gap between the winner and loser is massive.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋gam1今coeng4場bo1波syu1輸dak1得hou2好caam2慘baai6敗aa4呀。

They got absolutely crushed in this match.

nei5你gu2估keoi5佢dei6哋wui2會m4唔wui2會caam2慘baai6敗sau1收coeng4場？

Do you think they will end up suffering a crushing defeat?

Common phrases

caam2慘baai6敗sau1收coeng4場

to end in a crushing defeat

Common mistake

Learners often treat this as a standard verb, but it is frequently used as a descriptive result complement, such as 輸到慘敗, rather than just a simple action verb. Using it too casually for small losses, like losing a single point in a game, sounds overly dramatic.