pok3 mit6撲滅扑灭
Jyutpingpok3 mit6
Yalepok miht
Definition
To extinguish a fire or to stamp out and eradicate something.
- literaryto put out; to extinguish (a fire)
- literaryto wipe out; to stamp out; to exterminate
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How it's used
Carries a formal tone often found in news reports, government announcements, or official safety warnings. While it can apply to physical fires, it is frequently used in abstract contexts like eradicating crime, pests, or diseases. In casual daily speech, people prefer using 熄 for fires or 搞掂 for general problems.
Examples
The firefighters extinguished the fire very quickly.
How should the government eradicate this infectious disease?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this word in casual conversation to describe turning off a light or a small candle, as it sounds overly dramatic and stiff. Use 熄 instead for everyday objects.
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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.
