sou3 ngaang6掃硬扫硬
Jyutpingsou3 ngaang6
Yalesou ngaahng
Definition
To totally wipe out or defeat completely.
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How it's used
This term functions as a strong intensifier indicating a high degree of certainty that a clean sweep or total victory will occur. The suffix 硬 acts as a modal particle here, emphasizing that the outcome is already set in stone or inevitable. It is frequently used in competitive contexts like sports, gaming, or when predicting the results of competitions.
Examples
They are definitely going to wipe out their opponents in this match.
Do you think they are going to sweep all these awards?
Related words
Common phrases
to totally wipe out the opponent
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal action of sweeping with a broom. The 硬 here does not mean hard or stiff, but serves as a colloquial marker for certainty, similar to how one might say something is guaranteed.
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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.
