ceot1 jyun2出院
Jyutpingceot1 jyun2
Yalechēut yún
Definition
To be discharged from the hospital.
Example
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the formal process of leaving a medical facility after recovery. Unlike general verbs for leaving a place, this implies a transition from being a patient under care to being a regular person again. It is almost always used in contexts involving medical advice or permission from a doctor.
Examples
The doctor said you can be discharged tomorrow.
He has been in the hospital for a few days, when will he be discharged?
Related words
Common phrases
granted permission to be discharged
arrange for discharge
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with leaving the hospital for other reasons, such as visiting someone or leaving against medical advice, which would usually be described with phrases like 走咗去 or 唔住喇.
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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.
