zeoi6 on3罪案
Jyutpingzeoi6 on3
Yalejeuih on
Definition
A criminal offense or case recorded by the police.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on criminal acts that have been officially recorded or investigated by the police. It is a formal term often found in news reports or government statistics rather than in casual conversation about personal wrongdoing. Use 犯法 or 做壞事 when describing general illegal behavior or moral transgressions.
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zung1宗jūngExamples
There have been a lot more crimes in this area lately.
Do you know where the crime rate is the highest?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe personal moral failings or minor misbehavior, as it implies a legal or police-involved context.
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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.
