sik6 jan4 zuk6食人族
Jyutpingsik6 jan4 zuk6
Yalesihk yàhn juhk
Definition
Cannibals; a tribe of people who eat human flesh.
colloquialpeoplefood
How it's used
Often used metaphorically in casual conversation to describe someone who eats excessively or has a very aggressive, predatory personality. It carries a sensationalist tone and is frequently invoked in jokes about someone's voracious appetite. It is rarely used in a literal anthropological sense outside of formal discussions or storytelling.
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go3個goExamples
I heard there are cannibals on that island.
Related words
Common phrases
to encounter cannibals
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe people from specific cultures or regions, as it is considered highly offensive and derogatory. It is strictly a term for the concept of cannibalism rather than a label for any real-world group.
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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.
