zi1 hei3 gun2 jim4支氣管炎支气管炎
Jyutpingzi1 hei3 gun2 jim4
Yalejī hei gún yìhm
Definition
Bronchitis, an inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
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How it's used
Medical terms like this are often borrowed directly from written Chinese, but they are pronounced with Cantonese phonology in clinical settings. Patients typically use this term when relaying a doctor's diagnosis, though they might describe the symptoms using more colloquial terms like 咳或者喉嚨唔舒服. It is important to distinguish this from general 氣管敏感, which is a common way locals describe chronic respiratory irritation or asthma-like symptoms.
Examples
He is coughing very severely, the doctor says it is bronchitis.
Have you ever experienced a bronchitis flare-up?
Related words
Common phrases
acute bronchitis
chronic bronchitis
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general coughing or a common cold. Remember that this refers specifically to the clinical inflammation of the bronchial tubes, so it is usually reserved for when a doctor has provided a formal diagnosis.
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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.
