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Definition
Murder case; a violent crime involving bloodshed.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to violent crimes involving bloodshed, often used in news reports or dramatic storytelling. It carries a more sensational and visceral tone than the neutral term 謀殺案. While it literally implies blood, it is almost exclusively used to describe serious criminal incidents.
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The news said a murder case just happened.
This murder case has made everyone feel anxious.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe non-violent crimes or accidents, as the term specifically emphasizes the presence of blood or extreme violence. It is not a generic word for any type of legal case.
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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.
