MEDICAL CHINESE

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Chief complaint

 

 

Written/ Spoken Mandarin

Spoken Cantonese

 

 

Traditional

Simplified

Hanyu Pinyin

Traditional

Cantonese Yale romanization

 

What is/are your

你有甚麼

你有什么

ni3 you3 shen2 me

你有乜嘢  

nei5 yau5 mat1 ye5

What is/are your

problem/trouble?

symptoms ?

問題

症狀

问题

症状?

wen4 ti2

zheng4 zhuang4

問題

症狀?

man6 tai4

jing3 jong6

problem/trouble?

symptoms ?

When did it start?

甚麼時侯開始?

什么时候开始?

shen2 me shi2 hou4 kai1 shi3

幾時開始?

gei2 si4 hoi1 chi2

When did it start?

For how long?

多久?

多久?

duo1 jiu3

幾耐?

gei2 loi6

For how long?

Have you had this before?

你從前有過這樣的情形嗎?

 

你从前有过这样的情形吗?

ni3 cong2 qian2 you3 guo zhe4 yang4 de qing2 xing2 ma

你以前有冇呢啲情形?

nei5 yi5chin4 yau5 mou5 li1 di1 ching5 ying4

Have you had this before?

How many times?

When?

多少次? 

甚麼時候?

多少次? 

什么时候?

duo1 shao3 ci4

shen2 me shi2 hou4

幾多次?

幾時?

gei2 do1 chi3

gei2 si4

How many times?

When?

Do you hurt anywhere?

你有任何地方覺得

你有任何地方觉得吗?

ni2 you3 ren4 he2 di4 fang1 jue2 de tong4 ma

有冇任何地方覺得

nei5 yau5 mou5 yam4 ho4 dei6 fong1 gok3 dak1 tung3

Do you hurt anywhere?

Where does it hurt?

哪裏痛

哪里痛?

na2 li3 tong4

邊度

bin1 dou6 tung3

Where does it hurt?

Is the pain _____ or _____?

__還是__?

__还是__?  

tong4 shi4 __hai2 shi4__

__定係__?

tung3 hai6__ding6 hai6__

Is the pain _____ or _____?

continuous

持續

持续

chi2 xu4

持續

chi4 juk6

     continuous

intermittent

斷斷續續

断断续续

duan4 duan4 xu4 xu4

斷斷續續

dyun6 dyun6 juk6 juk6

     intermittent

sharp

針刺痛

针刺痛

zhen1 ci4 tong4

針刺痛

jam1 chi3 tung3

     sharp

burning

灼熱痛

灼热痛

zhuo2 re4 tong4

灼熱痛

cheuk3 yit6 tung3

     burning

dull

陰陰痛

阴阴痛 

yin1 yin1 tong4

陰陰痛

yam1 yam1 tung3

     dull

throbbing

悸動痛

悸动痛

ji4 dong4 tong4

跳動痛

tiu3 dung6 tung3

     throbbing

What makes your pain/condition

 

有甚麼使你的 痛/情形 

有什么使你的 /情形 

you3 shen2 me shi3 ni3 de tong4 qing2 xing2 

乜嘢令你/情形  

yau5 mat1 ye5 ling6 nei5 ge3 tung3/ ching4 ying4 

What makes your pain/condition

better?

worse?

好些?

壞些 

好些?

坏些?

hao3 xie4

huai4 xie4

壞啲

hou2 di1

waai6 di1

     better?

     worse?

Does the pain go anywhere? 

痛會走到另一個部位嗎?

 

 

痛会走到另一个部位吗?

 

tong4 hui4 zou3 dao4 ling4 yi2 ge bu4 wei4 ma 

痛會唔會去另一個地方?

  

tung3 wui5 m4 wui5 heui3 ling6 yat1 go3 dei6 fong1 

Does the pain go anywhere? 

  

Where?

哪裏

哪里?

na2 li3

bin1 dou6

Where?

Have you had any pain in _____?

___曾經痛過嗎?

___曾经痛过吗?

ni3 ___ ceng2 jing1 tong4 guo4 ma

___有冇痛過?

nei5 _____ yau5 mou5 tung3 gwo3

Have you had any pain in _____?