go1 lo4 fong1哥羅仿哥罗仿
Jyutpinggo1 lo4 fong1
Yalegō lòh fōng
Definition
Chloroform
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How it's used
This term is a direct phonetic loan from English and is used exclusively in the context of crime fiction, detective stories, or historical accounts of medical anesthesia. It carries a strong association with suspenseful narratives where characters are rendered unconscious by a cloth soaked in the chemical. You will rarely hear it in everyday conversation unless discussing movies or books.
Examples
He used chloroform to knock someone out in the novel.
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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.
