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Definition
To mount a military expedition, or figuratively, to travel far to compete in a competition.
- to go on a military expedition to a faraway place
- figurativeto travel to a distant location to compete in a tournament or match
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How it's used
Originally referring to military campaigns, this term has evolved to describe any long distance journey undertaken for a specific, often challenging, purpose. It is now frequently used in sports or gaming contexts to describe a team travelling to a distant location to face opponents. Using it adds a sense of gravity or epic scale to the journey that a simple word like 去 would lack.
Examples
They are preparing to travel to Europe to compete.
Are you confident about winning the championship on this trip?
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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.
