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Yalebāt yahn
Definition
Infertile; barren; unable to conceive or get pregnant.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in medical or formal contexts to describe a clinical condition. In everyday casual speech, people typically use the phrase 生唔到仔 to describe the situation, as it is much softer and less clinical.
Examples
The doctor said her physical condition leads to infertility.
They have been married for so many years, it is not because of infertility.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe someone in a casual conversation with friends, as it can sound cold or insensitive. Use the more descriptive and common phrase 生唔到仔 instead.
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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.
