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Definition
To engage in a triad gang fight, typically using knives as weapons.
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How it's used
This term is exclusively reserved for violent gang conflicts involving blades. It carries a strong, gritty connotation associated with triad culture and is never used to describe ordinary arguments or fistfights between regular people.
Examples
I heard they were having a knife fight on the street last night.
Why are so many people having a knife fight over there?
Related words
Common phrases
scene of a gang knife fight
Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe a regular fight or a disagreement between friends, as it specifically implies the use of weapons and criminal gang involvement.
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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.
