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Definition
Eugenics; the study or practice of improving the genetic quality of a human population.
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How it's used
Academic and historical discussions in Hong Kong typically use this term to describe the discredited ideology. It carries a strong negative connotation, as it is almost exclusively associated with human rights abuses and scientific racism. You will rarely hear it in casual conversation unless discussing history, ethics, or biology.
Examples
Eugenics is fundamentally a form of discrimination and is completely inhumane.
Do you know how eugenics has influenced human history?
Related words
Common phrases
eugenics ideology
eugenics theory
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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.
