hyut3血

Jyutpinghyut3

Yalehyut

名詞Very common

Definition

Blood; the red fluid circulating in the veins of vertebrate animals.

neutralbodyhealth

How it's used

Beyond the literal biological fluid, this term is frequently used in idioms to describe intense emotional states or familial bonds. It often appears in phrases related to physical injury or medical contexts where the focus is on the loss of vitality. When discussing blood types, Cantonese speakers use the same characters as written Chinese but pronounce them with local phonology.

Measure word

dik6滴dikh

Examples

keoi5佢dit3跌can1親lau4流zo2咗hou2好do1多hyut3血aa3呀。

He fell and bled a lot.

nei5你gin3見dou3到gam3咁do1多hyut3血wui2會m4唔wui2會ging1驚㗎？

Are you scared when you see so much blood?

Common phrases

lau4流hyut3血

to bleed

hyut3血aat3壓gou1高

high blood pressure

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use it as a verb to mean to bleed, but the correct verb form is 流血. Simply saying 血 is a noun, so you must add the verb 流 before it to describe the action of bleeding.