gung1 sai3攻勢攻势
Jyutpinggung1 sai3
Yalegūng sai
Definition
An offensive or a large-scale attack, which can also be used figuratively for a romantic pursuit.
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How it's used
Beyond military or sports contexts, this term is frequently used metaphorically to describe aggressive romantic pursuit or intense marketing campaigns. It implies a sustained, multi-faceted effort rather than a single action. When used in romantic contexts, it often suggests the person being pursued is being overwhelmed by the attention.
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gu2股gúExamples
He has launched a very intense romantic pursuit of you.
This offensive really caught the opponent off guard.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 攻擊, which refers to a specific act of attacking. 攻勢 specifically refers to the overall momentum, strategy, or wave of attacks.
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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.
