zing3 hau6 kwan4症候群
Jyutpingzing3 hau6 kwan4
Yalejing hauh kwàhn
Definition
Syndrome; a group of symptoms that occur together.
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How it's used
Medical terminology in Hong Kong predominantly uses 綜合症 for the English suffix syndrome. While 症候群 is widely understood due to the influence of Taiwanese media and Japanese loan translations, it often carries a slightly more informal or pop-psychology connotation when used in daily conversation. Stick to 綜合症 for clinical or formal contexts to sound more natural to local ears.
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zung3種jungExamples
It seems like he is suffering from this syndrome.
Do you have a decision-making syndrome?
Related words
Common phrases
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Common mistake
Learners often default to 症候群 because it is a direct translation of the Japanese or Taiwanese term, but using it in a professional medical setting in Hong Kong might sound like you are translating directly from a non-local source.
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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.
