hang4 gip3行劫
Jyutpinghang4 gip3
Yalehàhng gip
Definition
To rob; to commit robbery.
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How it's used
Focuses on the act of robbery as a criminal offense rather than the casual act of stealing. It is a formal legal term often found in news reports or police notices, making it sound quite serious when used in daily conversation. For everyday situations involving theft, people usually prefer to use 偷嘢.
Examples
He committed robbery on the street and was caught by the police.
go2嗰gaan1間ngan4銀hong4行ngaam1啱ngaam1啱bei2俾jan4人hang4行gip3劫，nei5你cin1千kei4祈m4唔hou2好haang4行maai4埋heoi3去aa4呀。
That bank was just robbed, you better not go near it.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 搶劫, which implies the use of force or violence during the robbery. While they are often used interchangeably in casual speech, 行劫 carries a slightly more technical or legal weight.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
