fei1 tek3飛踢飞踢
Jyutpingfei1 tek3
Yalefēi tek
Definition
A flying kick.
colloquialbodydaily actions
How it's used
Describes a dynamic martial arts move that involves jumping into the air to deliver a kick. It is often used in the context of action movies or describing a physical confrontation. While it sounds aggressive, it is commonly used in casual conversation to describe dramatic or exaggerated movements.
Examples
He did a flying kick at me, luckily I dodged it.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a standard kick, which is simply 踢. The flying aspect is essential to the meaning of 飛踢, so using it for a grounded kick will sound incorrect to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
