gwat1 zit3骨折
Jyutpinggwat1 zit3
Yalegwāt jit
Definition
Bone fracture; a broken bone.
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How it's used
Medical terminology like this is often used in formal or clinical settings, but native speakers use it naturally when describing injuries. While it is technically a verb, it is very common to see it used with the aspect marker 咗 to describe the state of having suffered a fracture. It is more precise than simply saying 斷咗, which could refer to anything from a bone to a pencil.
Examples
Do you think your hand is fractured and need to see a doctor?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this word for minor injuries like a sprain or a bruise, as it specifically refers to a broken bone. Learners sometimes confuse it with 扭親, which is a sprain.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
