cyun3攛撺
Jyutpingcyun3
Yalechyun
Definition
To throw, rush, hurry, or urge.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Primarily used to describe the act of inciting or pressuring someone to do something, often with a sense of annoyance or impatience. It carries a slightly negative connotation, implying that the person being urged is being pushed into an action they might not have chosen otherwise.
Examples
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Common phrases
to egg someone on
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 趕, which is more commonly used for rushing to catch a vehicle or meet a deadline. 攛 focuses more on the act of urging or pushing someone else to act.
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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.
