sou3 leoi4掃雷扫雷
Jyutpingsou3 leoi4
Yalesou lèuih
Definition
Minesweeping; the act of scanning for and removing landmines or naval mines.
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How it's used
Beyond the literal military context, this term is frequently used metaphorically in office settings to describe the process of identifying and fixing potential problems or bugs before a project launch. It carries a sense of careful, systematic investigation to avoid future disasters. When used in a digital context, it often refers to debugging software or checking for security vulnerabilities.
Examples
They have to go to the beach to do minesweeping today.
Is this mission responsible for minesweeping?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this term to describe general cleaning or sweeping floors, as that would be 掃地. It is strictly reserved for detecting hidden dangers or threats.
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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.
