hyut3 sai2血洗
Jyutpinghyut3 sai2
Yalehyut sái
Definition
To massacre; to carry out a bloodbath or slaughter people on a large scale.
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How it's used
Carries a strong, dramatic tone often reserved for historical accounts, war reporting, or intense fictional narratives. It functions as a transitive verb, typically followed by a location or a group of people. Unlike milder terms for conflict, it explicitly emphasizes the extreme violence and scale of the destruction.
Examples
They actually want to massacre the entire village.
Who would dare to carry out a massacre here?
Related words
Common phrases
Nanking Massacre
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe minor fights or arguments, as it is reserved for large scale, lethal violence. It is not a casual term for getting beaten up or losing badly in a game.
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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.
