sau6 zoi1受災受灾
Jyutpingsau6 zoi1
Yalesauh jōi
Definition
To suffer from a disaster or calamity.
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How it's used
Focuses on the state of being affected by a calamity rather than the act of causing it. It is frequently used in news reports or formal discussions about natural disasters like typhoons or floods. While it functions as a verb, it often describes a collective experience of a group of people or a specific region.
Examples
Many residents suffered from the flood this time.
Which place suffered the most from the disaster?
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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.
