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Definition
To be adversely affected or victimized, especially by contracting an illness, being tricked, or being attacked.
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How it's used
Originally referring to being hit by a trap or an arrow, this term has evolved to describe any situation where someone falls victim to an external negative event. It is frequently used in contexts involving computer viruses, phishing scams, or catching a contagious illness. The term carries a sense of bad luck or being caught off guard by an unforeseen circumstance.
Examples
The flu is really bad lately, many colleagues have caught it.
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Common mistake
Do not use this to describe being hit by a physical object like a ball or a rock. It is strictly reserved for abstract or systemic misfortunes like scams, infections, or traps.
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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.
