daai6 gwan1大軍大军
Jyutpingdaai6 gwan1
Yaledaaih gwān
Definition
A large and powerful army; a legion.
neutralpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to a military force that is overwhelming in size or momentum. While it can be used in historical contexts to describe massive armies, it is also frequently used metaphorically to describe any large, intimidating group of people or entities moving together.
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zi1支jīExamples
The enemy sent a massive army to attack our base.
How are you all going to fend off that huge army?
Related words
Common phrases
a massive army is at the border
to lead a massive army
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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.
