ting4 fo2停火
Jyutpingting4 fo2
Yaletìhng fó
Definition
To cease fire; to temporarily stop fighting in a war to allow for negotiations.
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How it's used
Primarily used in political or military contexts to describe the cessation of active combat. While it can be used metaphorically in personal disputes, it often carries a heavy, serious tone that implies a formal or significant conflict.
Examples
Both sides have finally decided to cease fire.
When will they finally be willing to cease fire?
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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.
