saat3 jan4 fong3 fo2殺人放火杀人放火
Jyutpingsaat3 jan4 fong3 fo2
Yalesaat yàhn fong fó
Definition
To murder and commit arson; used metaphorically to describe heinous crimes or extremely evil behavior.
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How it's used
This idiom is rarely used to describe actual arson or murder in modern conversation. Instead, it serves as a hyperbolic way to describe someone who is acting recklessly, causing chaos, or behaving in a way that is morally reprehensible. It is often used in a rhetorical question to downplay someone's anxiety about a minor mistake by contrasting it with truly evil acts.
Examples
He is always doing terrible things, he is truly beyond help.
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Common phrases
the wicked prosper while the virtuous suffer
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
