fan3 bin6糞便粪便
Jyutpingfan3 bin6
Yalefan bihn
Definition
Excrement; faeces; dung; a formal term for undigested food waste excreted by humans or animals.
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How it's used
This term is strictly formal and typically reserved for medical, scientific, or official contexts. In daily life, people use the much more common and casual word 屎 instead. Using 糞便 in a casual conversation with friends will sound overly clinical or like you are reading from a textbook.
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deoi1堆dēuiExamples
The doctor needs to check his stool sample.
Why is there so much animal excrement here?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this word in casual settings where 屎 is the natural choice. Avoid using it to describe a child's mess or when complaining about a pet, as it sounds unnaturally detached and formal.
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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.
