gwan1 wai1軍威军威
Jyutpinggwan1 wai1
Yalegwān wāi
Definition
Military prowess or prestige.
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used in formal or literary contexts, such as news reports about military parades or historical accounts. It carries a heavy, serious tone that is rarely found in casual daily conversation. Using it in a lighthearted or domestic setting would sound overly dramatic or ironic.
Examples
They displayed their military prowess and scared away all the enemies.
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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.
