gaam1 wu6 beng6 fong2監護病房监护病房
Jyutpinggaam1 wu6 beng6 fong2
Yalegāam wuh behng fóng
Definition
Intensive care unit (ICU); a specialized hospital ward for monitoring and treating critically ill patients.
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How it's used
Medical professionals and the public often shorten this to ICU directly in spoken Cantonese. Using the full term sounds formal and is typically reserved for official reports, news broadcasts, or serious discussions about a patient's status. When speaking casually, people almost exclusively use the English acronym.
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gaan1間gānExamples
He is still under observation in the ICU right now.
The doctor said his condition is stable and he can be transferred out of the ICU.
Related words
Common phrases
to be admitted to the ICU
to be transferred out of the ICU
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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.
