kong3 jyun4抗原
Jyutpingkong3 jyun4
Yalekong yùhn
Definition
Antigen; a substance that triggers the immune system to produce antibodies.
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively encountered in medical or public health contexts, particularly following the widespread use of rapid testing during the pandemic. Unlike everyday vocabulary, it retains a technical feel even when used in casual conversation. It functions as a noun and is typically paired with testing procedures.
Examples
This test can detect viral antigens.
Have you done the rapid antigen test yet?
Related words
Common phrases
rapid antigen test
to detect antigens
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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.
