tung1 fo3 paang4 zoeng3通貨膨脹通货膨胀
Jyutpingtung1 fo3 paang4 zoeng3
Yaletūng fo pàahng jeung
Definition
Inflation; the economic phenomenon where the prices of goods and services rise and the value of money falls.
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How it's used
Despite being a formal economic term, it is frequently used in casual news discussions and daily complaints about rising living costs. It is often shortened to 通脹 in both speech and writing to sound less academic and more natural in conversation.
Examples
Inflation has been very intense lately, groceries have become much more expensive.
Do you think the government has any way to solve inflation?
Related words
Common phrases
to combat inflation
severe inflation
Common mistake
Avoid using it as a verb. It is strictly a noun describing a state or phenomenon, so it cannot be used to mean 'to inflate' something.
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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.
