gwaai3 beng6怪病
Jyutpinggwaai3 beng6
Yalegwaai behng
Definition
Strange illness or rare disease.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to medical conditions that are difficult to diagnose or appear bizarre to the average person. It carries a sense of mystery or alarm, often implying that standard treatments might not work or that the cause is unknown. It is frequently used in casual conversation to describe symptoms that defy common medical explanations.
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zung3種jungExamples
This doctor specializes in treating weird diseases and is very famous.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 奇難雜症, which specifically refers to complex or difficult medical cases that are hard to cure, whereas 怪病 emphasizes the strange or unusual nature of the illness itself.
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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.
