sang1 waan4生還生还
Jyutpingsang1 waan4
Yalesāng wàahn
Definition
To survive; to remain alive after a life-threatening accident or disaster.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on surviving a life-threatening disaster or accident, rather than just living a long life. It carries a sense of relief or surprise, often used in news reports or dramatic storytelling to emphasize the narrow escape from death.
Examples
They miraculously survived the big fire.
Only a few people survived that plane crash.
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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.
