sat1 haam6失陷
Jyutpingsat1 haam6
Yalesāt haahm
Definition
To fall, surrender, or be lost to an opponent in a conflict or competition.
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How it's used
Carries a heavy, dramatic tone often associated with military history or strategic games. It implies a sense of defeat where a previously held position or territory is now under enemy control. While it can be used metaphorically in competitive contexts, it remains a formal term that sounds out of place in casual daily chatter.
Examples
Our last position has been lost to the enemy.
Do you think this city will fall?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe losing small personal items or misplacing things, as it strictly refers to losing territory or a strategic position to an opponent.
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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.
