aux:pass: passive auxiliary
The passive auxiliary is limited to the particle 被 bei6 used in a passive sentence structure where the agent is omitted. This usage is considered to be Mandarin in origin but is sometimes found in formal registers such as in newscasts.
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1 受害者 _ NOUN _ _ 3 nsubj:pass _ victim
2 被 _ AUX _ _ 3 aux:pass _ PASS
3 勒索 _ VERB _ _ 0 root _ blackmail
1 "The _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
2 victim _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
3 was _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
4 blackmailed." _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
The regular way to construct a passive structure in Cantonese involves the prepositional marker 畀 bei2 followed by an obligatory agent noun; see obl:agent for details.
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