kau3 saat3扣殺扣杀
Jyutpingkau3 saat3
Yalekau saat
Definition
To spike or smash; the action of hitting a ball with great force to make it travel fast towards a target.
colloquialsports
How it's used
Primarily used in sports like volleyball, badminton, or tennis to describe a decisive, downward-angled strike. It implies a high level of skill and aggression, often serving as a point-winning move rather than just a standard return.
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haa5下háhExamples
That spike of his was really powerful.
Do you know how to practice spiking?
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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.
