faan1 fuk1翻覆
Jyutpingfaan1 fuk1
Yalefāan fūk
Definition
To overturn or turn upside down.
neutraltransport
How it's used
Used primarily in news reports or formal descriptions of traffic accidents involving large vehicles like buses or trucks. It carries a sense of gravity and is rarely used to describe small objects being flipped over by hand. For smaller items, speakers prefer using 反轉.
Examples
If the truck overturns, what will happen to the goods?
Related words
Common phrases
vehicle overturn
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe flipping a pancake or a book, as it specifically implies a dangerous or accidental inversion of a vehicle.
Grammar color guide
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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.
