ging3 lai5敬禮敬礼
Jyutpingging3 lai5
Yaleging láih
Definition
To salute or show respect through a specific gesture or movement.
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How it's used
Primarily associated with military or uniformed services, this term carries a formal and disciplined tone. While it can be used metaphorically in casual speech to show mock respect, it remains a specific action rather than a general term for showing politeness.
Examples
He saluted immediately upon seeing his superior officer.
Related words
Common phrases
to salute someone
to raise one's hand to salute
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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.
