fok3 lyun6霍亂霍乱
Jyutpingfok3 lyun6
Yalefok lyuhn
Definition
Cholera; an acute infectious intestinal disease characterized by severe diarrhea and vomiting.
neutralhealth
How it's used
Refers specifically to the severe infectious disease caused by bacteria. While it is a formal medical term, it is used in casual conversation when discussing historical outbreaks or severe food poisoning symptoms.
Examples
People used to be very afraid of cholera.
Related words
Common phrases
cholera outbreak
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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.
