gat1 soeng1拮傷拮伤
Jyutpinggat1 soeng1
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Definition
To be injured by being stabbed or pierced.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on injuries caused by pointed or sharp objects like needles, thorns, or fish bones. It implies a puncture wound rather than a cut or a scrape. The term is very common in everyday life when dealing with minor household accidents.
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Common mistake
Do not use this for cuts caused by blades or knives, as those are typically described using 𠝹傷. This word specifically requires a piercing action.
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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.
