faan6 zeoi6 hok6犯罪學犯罪学
Jyutpingfaan6 zeoi6 hok6
Yalefaahn jeuih hohk
Definition
Criminology; the social science study of crime, its causes, and prevention methods.
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How it's used
Academic disciplines ending in 學 are generally treated as abstract nouns in Cantonese. While it is a formal field of study, it is perfectly natural to use it in casual conversation when discussing university majors or career paths. It functions similarly to other subjects like 心理學 or 社會學.
Examples
He studied criminology at university and wants to be a police officer.
Are you interested in criminology?
Related words
Common phrases
to study criminology
criminological research
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
