gam2 sei2 deoi2敢死隊敢死队
Jyutpinggam2 sei2 deoi2
Yalegám séi déui
Definition
Suicide squad; a dare-to-die corps organized for highly dangerous missions.
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How it's used
Beyond its literal military meaning, this term is frequently used metaphorically in office or social settings to describe a small group of people tasked with a high pressure or thankless job. It implies that the mission is so difficult that failure is expected or the risks are extremely high. It carries a sense of grim determination or self sacrifice.
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zi1支jīExamples
They formed a suicide squad to save people.
Are you really going to join that suicide squad?
Related words
Common phrases
to form a suicide squad
to join a suicide squad
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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.
