sai3 bat1 ho2 dong2勢不可擋势不可挡
Jyutpingsai3 bat1 ho2 dong2
Yalesai bāt hó dóng
Definition
Unstoppable; irresistible; an overwhelming force that cannot be stopped.
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How it's used
Carries a strong, dramatic tone often reserved for sports, business competition, or political movements. It implies a momentum that has built up to a point where no external force can effectively intervene or slow it down. While it is a four-character idiom, it fits naturally into spoken Cantonese sentences without sounding overly archaic.
Examples
Their team is unstoppable this year.
Facing an unstoppable opponent, what should we do?
Related words
Common phrases
the momentum is unstoppable
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
