daai3 kwan2 ze2帶菌者带菌者
Jyutpingdaai3 kwan2 ze2
Yaledaai kwán jé
Definition
A disease carrier who hosts pathogens and can transmit them, often without showing symptoms.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in medical or public health contexts to describe someone who harbors a pathogen without showing clinical symptoms. It carries a clinical tone and is distinct from being sick, as the individual remains asymptomatic while still being capable of transmitting the infection to others.
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He is a hepatitis B carrier and needs to go for regular check-ups.
The doctor said he is just a carrier and won't develop the symptoms.
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Common phrases
hepatitis B carrier
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with being sick or having a disease. It is important to remember that a carrier is specifically someone who does not show symptoms, whereas a patient is someone actively suffering from the illness.
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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.
