saan1 hung4 bou6 faat3山洪暴發山洪暴发
Jyutpingsaan1 hung4 bou6 faat3
Yalesāan hùhng bouh faat
Definition
Flash floods; a sudden and violent torrent of water rushing down a mountain.
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How it's used
Describes a sudden and violent surge of water in a mountain stream or valley, usually triggered by intense rainfall. While it appears in weather reports and news, it is also used in casual conversation to warn others about the dangers of hiking or camping near streams during or after heavy rain. It carries a sense of urgency and immediate threat to life.
Examples
Be careful of flash floods when it rains heavily.
This place has experienced flash floods before, it is very dangerous.
Related words
Common phrases
prevent flash floods
be alert for flash floods
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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.
