ji5 bei6 hau4 fo1耳鼻喉科
Jyutpingji5 bei6 hau4 fo1
Yaleyíh beih hàuh fō
Definition
Otorhinolaryngology; the medical specialty of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT).
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How it's used
Medical departments in Hong Kong are often referred to by their specific organ focus rather than the full clinical name. While this term is standard in hospital settings, patients frequently just say睇耳鼻喉 to describe the act of visiting the clinic. It is common to append 專科 to emphasize the specialist nature of the care.
Examples
Their throat is hurting badly, they need to see an ENT specialist.
Are you trying to book an appointment with an ENT doctor?
Related words
Common phrases
ENT specialist
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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.
