sam1 gei1心肌
Jyutpingsam1 gei1
Yalesām gēi
Definition
Cardiac muscle; the myocardium.
neutralhealthbody
How it's used
Technical medical terminology like this is often borrowed directly from written Chinese in formal contexts, but it remains fully intelligible in spoken Cantonese. While you might hear it in a casual conversation about health, it is almost exclusively used when discussing specific medical conditions or diagnoses. It is not a word used to describe emotions or feelings, unlike the character 心 which appears in many emotional terms.
Examples
The doctor said his heart muscle has some inflammation.
Myocardial infarction is very dangerous, you must go to the hospital immediately.
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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.
