gaak3 zyut3隔絕隔绝
Jyutpinggaak3 zyut3
Yalegaak jyut
Definition
To isolate completely; to separate or cut off.
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How it's used
Focuses on a state of total detachment or being completely cut off from a source, rather than just a physical barrier. It often carries a slightly dramatic or heavy tone, implying a lack of communication or connection that feels absolute. Use this when describing someone who has withdrawn from society or a place that is inaccessible.
Examples
They moved up to the mountain and have been cut off from the outside world.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 隔離, which is primarily used for quarantine or physical separation in a medical or social context. 隔絕 implies a more profound, often psychological or existential, state of being cut off.
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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.
