ji1 bo1 laai1伊波拉
Jyutpingji1 bo1 laai1
Yaleyī bō lāai
Definition
Ebola; the highly infectious and deadly Ebola virus, known for causing hemorrhagic fever.
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How it's used
This term is a direct phonetic loan from English, commonly used in medical and news contexts in Hong Kong. It is treated as a proper noun and is almost always followed by the word 病毒 to clarify that it refers to the pathogen itself. Because it is a highly specific scientific term, it does not have colloquial synonyms or slang variations.
Examples
I heard the Ebola virus is terrifying.
Do you know how Ebola is transmitted?
Related words
Common phrases
Ebola virus
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
