diu3 siu1吊銷吊销
Jyutpingdiu3 siu1
Yalediu sīu
Definition
To revoke, withdraw, or cancel an agreement or license.
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How it's used
Reserved for formal or legal contexts involving official documents, licenses, or professional certifications. It carries a sense of finality and authoritative action that is much stronger than simply cancelling an appointment or a plan. You will most frequently encounter this in news reports or official notices regarding legal status.
Examples
Why are you revoking my membership?
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Common mistake
Do not use this for everyday cancellations like cancelling a dinner reservation or a flight, as those situations require hủy or 撤銷 instead. Using this for minor personal matters sounds overly dramatic or legally aggressive.
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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.
