gwat1 ngaam4骨癌
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Definition
Bone cancer.
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How it's used
Medical terminology in Cantonese often mirrors the structure of English terms by combining the body part with the condition. While 骨癌 is the direct medical term, people often use it in serious or somber contexts when discussing health diagnoses. It is treated as a noun and functions exactly like other cancer types such as 肺癌 or 胃癌.
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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.
