橫掃 [横扫]

Jyutping waang4 sou3
Pinyin héng sǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to sweep away
  2. to sweep across
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    好快​而且​好​猛烈​咁​掠過
    to sweep across or over; to sweep away
    • 橫掃千軍
      横扫千军
      waang4 sou3 cin1 gwan1
      Sweeping away a thousand soldiers
    • 颱風橫掃香港，造成多宗山泥傾瀉。
      台风横扫香港，造成多宗山泥倾泻。
      toi4 fung1 waang4 sou3 hoeng1 gong2, zou6 sing4 do1 zung1 saan1 nai4 king1 se3.
      The typhoon which has swept across Hong Kong led to several landslides.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to sweep (with one's eyes); to glance
  2. verb
    to sweep across
    (syn.) 席捲, 席卷
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    横扫千军
    橫掃千軍
    waang4 sou3 cin1 gwan1
    • Sweeping away a thousand soldiers
  2. Cantonese
    台风横扫香港，造成多宗山泥倾泻。
    颱風橫掃香港，造成多宗山泥傾瀉。
    toi4 fung1 waang4 sou3 hoeng1 gong2, zou6 sing4 do1 zung1 saan1 nai4 king1 se3.
    • The typhoon which has swept across Hong Kong led to several landslides.