suk1 dik6宿敵宿敌
Jyutpingsuk1 dik6
Yalesūk dihk
Definition
Old enemy, nemesis, or long-standing rival.
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How it's used
Carries a sense of dramatic or long-standing rivalry, often used in contexts like sports, politics, or fictional narratives. It implies a history of conflict that goes beyond a simple disagreement, suggesting that the two parties are destined to clash.
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They are old enemies; they argue whenever they meet.
Why would you help your old enemy?
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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.
