daai6 jit6 zing3大熱症大热症
Jyutpingdaai6 jit6 zing3
Yaledaaih yiht jing
Definition
Typhoid fever.
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How it's used
Medical terminology in Cantonese often distinguishes between formal clinical terms and older colloquial names. While this term is understood by older generations, modern medical contexts and younger speakers almost exclusively use 傷寒 to refer to typhoid fever. Using this term may sound slightly dated or like a folk medicine description.
Examples
He has been sick lately, it seems like he caught typhoid fever.
Typhoid fever is highly contagious, everyone needs to be careful.
Related words
Common phrases
to contract typhoid fever
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with heatstroke, which is commonly referred to as 中暑. Because the name contains the word 熱, learners often mistakenly assume it refers to a heat-related illness rather than a bacterial infection.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
