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Definition
Silent Witness, a famous Hong Kong champion thoroughbred racehorse.
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How it's used
Silent Witness is a legendary Hong Kong racehorse that achieved an unprecedented winning streak, making the name synonymous with peak performance and invincibility in local culture. While the term literally translates to elite master, it is almost exclusively used in the context of horse racing or as a metaphorical comparison for someone who dominates their field with ease. Using this term outside of these contexts can sound quite hyperbolic or like a specific reference to the horse.
Examples
He is the Silent Witness of the racecourse.
Do you know how many races Silent Witness won?
Related words
Common phrases
Silent Witness wins a race
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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.
