waang4 sou3橫掃横扫
Jyutpingwaang4 sou3
Yalewàahng sou
Definition
To sweep across or over rapidly and violently; to sweep away.
colloquialdaily actionssports
How it's used
Often used in sports or competitive contexts to describe a dominant performance where one side wins every game in a series. It carries a sense of overwhelming power and speed, similar to a storm or a force of nature moving through an area. It is frequently used metaphorically for clearing out items, such as buying up all available stock in a shop.
Examples
He swept all the snacks off the shelf.
That team swept their opponents to win the championship.
Related words
Common phrases
sweeping away a thousand soldiers
sweeping the awards
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe the act of cleaning a floor with a broom, which is simply 掃地. This word implies a more aggressive, total, or large scale action.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
