jung1癰痈
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Definition
Carbuncle; a large, painful, pus-filled skin infection or ulcer.
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How it's used
This term is formal and medical in nature, rarely appearing in casual daily speech. Most native speakers prefer using the more general term 瘡 when describing skin boils or ulcers. You will mostly encounter this word in written medical contexts or when someone is describing a particularly severe or deep-seated infection.
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He has a carbuncle on his back and is in so much pain he cannot sleep.
This carbuncle seems to be severely inflamed.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe minor pimples or small spots, as it specifically refers to a serious, deep-seated cluster of boils. Using it for a common breakout will sound overly dramatic or medically inaccurate.
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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.
