seoi2 paau3水炮
Jyutpingseoi2 paau3
Yaleséui paau
Definition
Water cannon; a high-pressure water nozzle mounted on a fire engine or crowd control vehicle.
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How it's used
Primarily refers to the high pressure nozzle mounted on fire engines for firefighting purposes. In recent years, the term has become heavily associated with crowd control vehicles used by police, which are specifically called 水炮車. It is a technical term that is rarely used in casual conversation unless discussing emergency services or public order events.
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zi1支jīExamples
The water cannon on top of the fire truck is very powerful.
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Common phrases
water cannon vehicle
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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.
