joeng5 hei3氧氣氧气
Jyutpingjoeng5 hei3
Yaleyéuhng hei
Definition
Oxygen gas.
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How it's used
Oxygen is treated as a scientific term in Cantonese, similar to its usage in other languages. While it is essential for life, you will rarely hear it in casual daily conversation unless discussing medical treatments or specific scientific contexts. In everyday situations, people simply refer to the air around them as 空氣.
Examples
The patient needs to inhale oxygen to breathe.
The oxygen level here is sufficient, no need to worry.
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
