bit1觱
Jyutpingbit1
Yalebīt
Definition
A chilly wind, or a fever.
- chilly wind
- fever
colloquialhealth
How it's used
Refers specifically to the sensation of feverishness or the body heat associated with illness. It is rarely used in formal writing and is almost exclusively heard in spoken Cantonese to describe the physical state of running a temperature.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin word for fever, which is completely different. It is a very specific regional term that might not be understood by non-Cantonese speakers.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
