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Definition
Extremely offensive curse targeting someone's mother and wishing death upon their entire family.
How it's used
This is an extremely aggressive and offensive string of profanity that targets both the individual and their entire family. It is considered one of the most severe insults in Cantonese and is strictly reserved for intense confrontations or extreme anger. Using this phrase will almost certainly escalate a situation to physical violence or cause permanent damage to a relationship.
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Common mistake
Learners often underestimate the severity of this phrase and mistakenly use it as a generic exclamation of frustration. It is not a casual swear word like 'damn' or 'shit' but a direct and deeply personal attack that is socially unacceptable in almost any public or professional setting.
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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.



