hei3 gun2氣管气管
Jyutpinghei3 gun2
Yalehei gún
Definition
Trachea; windpipe; the airway system including the trachea and bronchi.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the anatomical structures within the chest rather than the throat or pharynx. It is frequently used in medical contexts to describe conditions like asthma or bronchitis, where the airways become inflamed or constricted.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
They have sensitive airways and cough whenever the weather changes.
Do you have inflammation of the airways?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 喉嚨, which refers to the throat or pharynx. Using 氣管 to describe a sore throat is anatomically incorrect in Cantonese.
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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.
