daam2 gu3 seon4膽固醇胆固醇
Jyutpingdaam2 gu3 seon4
Yaledáam gu sèuhn
Definition
Cholesterol; a type of fat that is a major component of bile and other hormones.
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How it's used
Often discussed in the context of health checkups and dietary restrictions in Hong Kong. It is frequently paired with verbs like 升 or 降 when talking about medical test results. People use it to describe the healthiness of food choices, especially when avoiding fatty meats or organ meats.
Examples
The doctor said my cholesterol is over the limit.
Do you know which foods are high in cholesterol?
Related words
Common phrases
high cholesterol
cholesterol level exceeds the limit
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with general fat, but it specifically refers to the medical compound. It is not used to describe physical body fat, for which you should use 脂肪 instead.
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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.
