hei2 sou3起訴起诉
Jyutpinghei2 sou3
Yalehéi sou
Definition
To prosecute, indict, or sue; to initiate legal proceedings against someone.
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How it's used
This term is strictly formal and belongs to the legal domain. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless discussing news or court cases. When speaking about general legal trouble in a less formal way, people often prefer phrases like 告佢.
Examples
The police decided to prosecute that suspect.
Do you know why he is being prosecuted?
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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.
