粵

包baau1抄caau1

baau1 caau1bāo chāo

English

  1. to outflank
  2. to outflank; to attack the enemy from different directions at the same time, so they have nowhere to escape
  3. to envelop

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同時從唔同方向向敵人夾擊，令到對方無路可退

Examples

  • 警方從前後包抄啲賊人。

    The police outflanked the robbers from behind.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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