hing1 ke4輕騎轻骑
Jyutpinghing1 ke4
Yalehīng kèh
Definition
Light cavalry; highly mobile cavalry with lightweight equipment.
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How it's used
This term is primarily found in historical contexts, military literature, or strategy games rather than everyday conversation. It describes a specific type of mobile, lightly armored cavalry unit, distinct from heavy cavalry. You will rarely hear it used to describe modern transport or people in a literal sense.
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deoi2隊déuiExamples
They sent a unit of light cavalry to scout.
This light cavalry unit is very fast.
Related words
Common phrases
light cavalryman
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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.
