nou5 din6 tou4腦電圖脑电图
Jyutpingnou5 din6 tou4
Yalenóuh dihn tòuh
Definition
Electroencephalogram (EEG) or electroencephalography.
neutralhealthbody
How it's used
Clinical and scientific terminology like this is often borrowed directly from written Chinese, but in spoken Cantonese, it is common to add a classifier like 幅 or 張 to make it sound more natural when discussing the physical printout or digital image. It functions exactly like its English counterpart in medical contexts, though it is rarely used outside of professional or health-related discussions.
Measure word
fuk1幅fūkExamples
The doctor said he needs to have an EEG scan done.
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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.



