giu2 haai6繳械缴械
Jyutpinggiu2 haai6
Yalegíu haaih
Definition
To surrender weapons or disarm, or more broadly to surrender and give up resistance.
- to surrender one's weapons; to disarm
- figurativeto surrender; to give up resistance
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How it's used
Carries a formal and military tone that is rarely used in casual daily conversation. It is typically found in news reports, historical accounts, or dramatic storytelling. Using it to describe giving up a household object or a simple tool sounds overly theatrical and unnatural.
Examples
They have already surrendered their weapons.
Have you all decided to surrender your weapons?
Related words
Common phrases
to surrender weapons and capitulate
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the common verb 交出, which is used for handing over everyday items like keys or documents. 繳械 specifically implies a military context involving weapons.
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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.
