ok3 sing3惡性恶性
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Definition
Vicious, wicked, or malignant; of a bad or harmful nature.
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How it's used
Primarily used in formal or academic contexts to describe negative, self-perpetuating, or harmful processes. Unlike the common Cantonese word 衰, which is versatile and colloquial, 惡性 carries a clinical or analytical tone often found in news reports or economic discussions.
Examples
Why did you develop such a bad habit?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use it as a direct translation for mean or grumpy when describing a person, but it is actually reserved for abstract concepts or systemic issues rather than individual personality traits.
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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.
