ngaa4 gan1牙根
Jyutpingngaa4 gan1
Yalengàh gān
Definition
Dental pulp; the soft tissues inside a tooth that supply nutrients and sensation.
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How it's used
Dental professionals and patients use this term primarily when discussing nerve pain or root canal procedures. While it literally refers to the pulp, it is almost exclusively encountered in the context of clinical treatment or dental health complaints. You will rarely hear it used outside of a dentist's office or a conversation about dental pain.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
The doctor said the dental pulp in my tooth is inflamed.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 牙腳, which refers to the root of the tooth itself, the part anchored in the jawbone. Using 牙根 to describe the physical root structure can be confusing, as it specifically denotes the internal soft tissue.
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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.
