gwang1 zaa3轟炸轰炸
Jyutpinggwang1 zaa3
Yalegwāng ja
Definition
To bomb; to attack by dropping bombs from aircraft.
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How it's used
Used primarily in military or metaphorical contexts, such as being overwhelmed by a barrage of questions or messages. It carries a sense of intense, destructive, or relentless impact. While it functions as a standard verb, it is often used figuratively to describe being bombarded with information.
Examples
Are they planning to bomb that place?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 炸, which is a general term for exploding or frying food. 轟炸 specifically implies an aerial or large-scale systematic attack, whereas 炸 is a generic action of causing an explosion.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
