tek3 ceot1 guk6踢出局
Jyutpingtek3 ceot1 guk6
Yaletek chēut guhk
Definition
To kick out; to expel or eliminate someone from a group, activity, or game.
colloquialworkpeople
How it's used
Originally a sports term referring to being eliminated from a competition, this phrase is now widely used in professional and social contexts to describe being removed from a project, group, or opportunity. It carries a sense of finality and often implies that the person failed to meet certain standards or expectations. It is frequently used with the passive marker 俾人 to emphasize the external action of being removed.
Examples
He got kicked out because he was late too many times.
Related words
Common phrases
to be kicked out
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with simple removal or firing, but it specifically implies an exclusionary process where someone is no longer part of a game, competition, or team. It is not used for physical eviction from a house or room.
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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.
