wai4 cyun4遺傳遗传
Jyutpingwai4 cyun4
Yalewàih chyùhn
Definition
To inherit or pass down biological traits from parents to offspring.
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How it's used
Used primarily in biological or medical contexts when discussing physical traits or health conditions. It functions as a verb to describe the process of passing down traits, but it is also frequently used as a noun or adjective in compounds like 遺傳病 or 遺傳基因.
Examples
His eyes look just like his dad's, it must be inherited.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 繼承, which is used for inheriting money, property, or titles. 遺傳 is strictly for biological or genetic characteristics.
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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.
