loek6掠
Jyutpingloek6
Yaleleuhk
Definition
To rob, plunder, or loot.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Used primarily in formal or literary contexts to describe aggressive theft or looting. In daily spoken Cantonese, people typically prefer using 搶 or 偷 instead of 掠 when talking about simple theft. It often carries a sense of organized or violent plundering rather than petty crime.
Examples
That group of people went to rob others of their money.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 略, which is a common character in words like 忽略 or 策略. They look similar but have entirely different meanings and pronunciations.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
