hyun3 gaau1勸交劝交
Jyutpinghyun3 gaau1
Yalehyun gāau
Definition
To persuade others to stop fighting.
colloquialpeopledaily actions
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of intervening in a physical altercation to restore peace. It carries a sense of social responsibility, implying that bystanders should not remain passive when violence breaks out. Unlike general mediation, this term is almost exclusively used for physical fights or heated, aggressive confrontations.
Examples
They are fighting, hurry up and go stop them.
Why didn't you go stop the fight, and just let them hit each other?
Related words
Common phrases
to step forward to stop a fight
failed to stop the fight
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 勸架, which is the Mandarin equivalent. While some speakers might understand the latter, 勸交 is the standard and expected term in Cantonese for this action.
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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.
