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Jyutping lip6 mou4
Pinyin liè wū

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    以前​啲​人​捉​啲​女巫​、​巫師​進行​審​判​嘅​行​為​,​而​家用​嚟​代指​進行​道德​審判同​政治​迫害
    witch hunting; usually used as metaphor in contemporary usage
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    witch-hunt
    • 你可以不同意他們所説的話,但請不要支持獵巫行動。
      你可以不同意他们所说的话,但请不要支持猎巫行动。
      nǐ kě yǐ bù tóng yì tā men suǒ shuō de huà , dàn qǐng bù yào zhī chí liè wū xíng dòng .
      You can disagree with what they say, but please don't support any witch hunt.

獵巫 [猎-]

Jyutping
Pinyin liè wū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to conduct a witch hunt
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    猎巫
    獵巫
    • witch hunting
  2. Cantonese
    中世纪嘅欧洲人唔多信巫术,但系去到 15 世纪打后𠮶几个世纪反而搞猎巫,真系一种倒退。
    中世紀嘅歐洲人唔多信巫術,但係去到 15 世紀打後嗰幾個世紀反而搞獵巫,真係一種倒退。
    yue:中世紀嘅歐洲人唔多信巫術,但係去到 15 世紀打後嗰幾個世紀反而搞獵巫,真係一種倒退。
    • Europeans didn't believe in witchcraft much during Medieval Era, but started doing witch hunts in 15th century and the several centuries that followed. It was a regression.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你可以不同意他们所说的话,但请不要支持猎巫行动。
    你可以不同意他們所説的話,但請不要支持獵巫行動。
    nǐ kě yǐ bù tóng yì tā men suǒ shuō de huà , dàn qǐng bù yào zhī chí liè wū xíng dòng .
    • You can disagree with what they say, but please don't support any witch hunt.