pan4 hyut3貧血贫血
Jyutpingpan4 hyut3
Yalepàhn hyut
Definition
Anemia; a condition characterized by a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood.
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How it's used
Used primarily in medical or health contexts to describe a deficiency in red blood cells or haemoglobin. While it is a formal medical term, it is frequently used in daily life when someone feels lightheaded or weak. It often appears in casual health advice between friends or family members.
Examples
She is always dizzy, is it anaemia?
The doctor said I have anaemia and need to eat more dark-coloured vegetables.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with low blood pressure, which is 低血壓. People often use 貧血 to describe general dizziness, but medically it refers specifically to blood composition, not blood pressure levels.
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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.
