阻嚇
simp阻吓zo2 haak3zǔ hè
English
- to deter
- to deter; to scare off; usually used by authorities in relation to crimes or immoral behaviour
粵語 — Cantonese
- 用嚴厲嘅刑罰或者其他後果，令到其他人驚咗而唔敢做某啲嘢
Examples
起阻嚇作用
to provide an effective deterrent
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk