man6 zaam2問斬问斩
Jyutpingman6 zaam2
Yalemahn jáam
Definition
To sentence to beheading; to be executed by decapitation.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the historical method of execution by decapitation. It carries a heavy, dramatic weight often found in period dramas or historical accounts. It is not used to describe modern legal punishments.
Examples
He committed a serious crime and was finally sentenced to beheading.
Which emperor in ancient times would just behead people at will?
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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.
