sou3 se6掃射扫射
Jyutpingsou3 se6
Yalesou seh
Definition
To spray with bullets; to shoot indiscriminately across a wide area without aiming.
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How it's used
Focuses on the wide, sweeping motion of gunfire rather than precision targeting. It is almost exclusively used in contexts involving violent crime, military action, or intense action movie scenarios. Because of its violent nature, it is rarely used in casual conversation unless describing a specific, dramatic event.
Examples
The thief sprayed bullets indiscriminately in the street.
Are they planning to spray the area with machine gun fire?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with general shooting verbs like 射擊 or 開槍, which do not imply the wide, sweeping, or indiscriminate nature of 掃射.
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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.
