saap3霅
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Definition
To rain hailstones, or to pass by quickly.
- literaryto rain hailstones
- literarypassing by quickly
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How it's used
This term is specific to the phenomenon of hail and is rarely used in casual conversation compared to the more general term 落冰雹. It carries a slightly more descriptive or literary tone when used to describe weather events. In most daily contexts, people will simply use 冰雹 to refer to the ice stones themselves.
Examples
It's suddenly hailing outside, get inside quickly.
It hailed for a while earlier, but it has stopped now.
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general rain terms like 落雨. Remember that 霅 specifically refers to frozen precipitation, not just water.
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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.
