zai3 fuk6制伏
Jyutpingzai3 fuk6
Yalejai fuhk
Definition
To subdue, suppress, or overpower with force.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal or journalistic contexts, such as news reports about police operations or security incidents. It carries a sense of physical force being applied to bring a situation or person under control. In casual daily conversation, people are more likely to use descriptive phrases like 撳住 or 搞掂 instead.
Examples
The police quickly subdued the suspect.
How did you manage to subdue the crazed dog?
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
