fu1 kap1 hei3 zat6 beng6呼吸器疾病
Jyutpingfu1 kap1 hei3 zat6 beng6
Yalefū kāp hei jaht behng
Definition
Respiratory diseases
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal, medical, or news contexts rather than casual conversation. While it is technically understood in spoken Cantonese, people often prefer more specific terms like 氣管敏感 or 肺病 when describing personal health issues to friends or family. It functions as a broad category for various conditions affecting the respiratory system.
Examples
They have a respiratory disease and cannot go to places with poor air quality.
Many people have been suffering from respiratory diseases lately, you should be careful.
Related words
Common phrases
prevent respiratory diseases
treat respiratory diseases
Common mistake
Learners often use this term too broadly in daily conversation, which can sound overly clinical or detached. For common ailments like a cold or asthma, native speakers usually name the specific condition instead of using this formal medical classification.
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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.
