lau6 san4 ok3 saat3兇神惡煞凶神恶煞
Jyutpinglau6 san4 ok3 saat3
Yalelauh sàhn ok saat
Definition
Fierce, angry, and hostile in appearance or attitude.
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How it's used
This idiom describes someone whose facial expression or general demeanor is so intimidating that others feel uneasy or afraid to approach them. It is frequently used to describe people who are acting aggressively or looking for a fight. While it can describe a natural temperament, it is most commonly used to comment on someone's current hostile behavior or mood.
Examples
He always looks so fierce and hostile, who would dare to talk to him?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a verb phrase, but it functions primarily as an adjective to describe a person's appearance or demeanor. It is not used to describe the act of being angry itself, but rather the intimidating, scary look that accompanies that anger.
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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.
