cit3 ceoi4切除
Jyutpingcit3 ceoi4
Yalechit chèuih
Definition
To excise; to surgically remove tissue or organs from the body.
neutralhealthbody
How it's used
Focuses strictly on clinical or surgical contexts involving the removal of tissue or organs. Unlike general verbs for cutting, it implies a professional medical procedure performed by a surgeon. It is often used in formal medical reports or when discussing serious health conditions with family members.
Examples
The doctor said the tumor needs to be surgically removed.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for everyday cutting tasks like slicing food or cutting paper, where words like 切 or 剪 are appropriate. Using it in a non-medical context sounds overly dramatic or bizarrely clinical.
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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.
