se5 wui2 fo1 hok6社會科學社会科学
Jyutpingse5 wui2 fo1 hok6
Yaleséh wúi fō hohk
Definition
Social science; the study of human society and social relationships, including economics and politics.
neutralschool
How it's used
Academic terms like this are often borrowed directly from written Chinese, but in casual conversation, speakers might simply refer to their major or field of study by its specific subject name. When discussing it, the pronunciation follows standard Cantonese reading conventions for characters, making it sound slightly more formal than everyday slang.
Examples
They studied social science at university and are very interested in social research.
Do you think social science or natural science is harder to study?
Related words
Common phrases
Faculty of Social Sciences
to study social science
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
