daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3打家劫舍
Jyutpingdaa2 gaa1 gip3 se3
Yaledá gā gip se
Definition
To loot or rob people's homes.
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How it's used
This idiom is primarily used in a literary or dramatic context to describe historical or fictional banditry. In modern Hong Kong, it sounds highly exaggerated or cinematic when applied to actual criminal activity. It carries a strong sense of lawlessness and chaos associated with old-fashioned highwaymen or marauders.
Examples
They are always looting homes, it is so scary.
Do you think it is still ancient times? Who would go around looting homes now?
Related words
Common phrases
to kill and set fires
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a simple burglary or theft, as it implies a violent, large-scale raid on a household rather than a covert crime.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
