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Yalehúng jeuk sehk luhk
Definition
Malachite Green; a chemical compound used as a dye and antimicrobial agent.
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How it's used
Primarily encountered in news reports regarding food safety and aquaculture regulations in Hong Kong. It is a chemical dye often illegally used to treat fungal infections in fish, making it a highly specific term associated with health scares and government inspections.
Examples
Why would the fish have malachite green in them?
Related words
Common phrases
detected malachite green
contains malachite green
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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.
