gou1 hyut3 aat3高血壓高血压
Jyutpinggou1 hyut3 aat3
Yalegōu hyut aat
Definition
Hypertension; high blood pressure, a chronic medical condition where arterial blood pressure is persistently elevated.
neutralhealth
How it's used
Often referred to as the silent killer because it rarely presents with obvious symptoms until significant damage has occurred. In casual conversation, people might simply say 佢血壓高 to describe the condition, which is slightly more common than using the full noun form.
Examples
He has high blood pressure and needs to take medication to control it.
Do you know which parts of the body high blood pressure affects?
Related words
Common phrases
blood pressure medication
control high blood pressure
Common mistake
Avoid using 嘅 after 高血壓 when describing someone's condition, as it is a noun phrase; simply say 佢有高血壓 rather than 佢有高血壓嘅.
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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.
