dang1 gaak3 jit6登革熱登革热
Jyutpingdang1 gaak3 jit6
Yaledāng gaak yiht
Definition
Dengue fever; a mosquito-borne infectious disease common in tropical and subtropical regions.
neutralhealth
How it's used
Used primarily in medical and news contexts to describe the specific viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes. While it is a technical term, it is widely understood by the public due to seasonal outbreaks and government health warnings in Hong Kong.
Examples
A lot of people have caught dengue fever recently.
Is your fever because of dengue fever?
Related words
Common phrases
prevent dengue fever
diagnosed with dengue fever
Grammar color guide
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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.
