aa3 si6 bou2 gaa1 zing3亞氏保加症亚氏保加症
Jyutpingaa3 si6 bou2 gaa1 zing3
Yalea sih bóu gā jing
Definition
Asperger syndrome.
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How it's used
This term is the standard clinical translation used in Hong Kong medical and educational contexts. While the diagnostic criteria have been folded into the broader Autism Spectrum Disorder in recent international manuals, the term remains widely recognized and used by the public to describe specific social and communication traits.
Examples
He has Asperger's, so sometimes he doesn't really know how to communicate with people.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
