fo1 hok6 gaa1科學家科学家
Jyutpingfo1 hok6 gaa1
Yalefō hohk gā
Definition
Scientist; a person who studies natural science as a profession.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to professionals in the natural sciences, similar to its English counterpart. While it is a standard term, it is often used in casual conversation to describe someone who is overly analytical or pedantic about trivial matters.
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His childhood dream was to become a scientist.
Do you think what this scientist said makes sense?
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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.
