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Definition
A white Chinese herbal medicine powder used to treat bleeding wounds.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to traditional powdered styptic medicine, most famously the brand known as Yunnan Baiyao. It is applied topically to stop bleeding or reduce swelling from bruises. While modern first aid kits often contain antiseptic sprays or creams, many households still keep this traditional powder as a staple for minor cuts and injuries.
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The wound is bleeding, quickly get some white medicine powder.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with general white-colored ointments or creams, as the term specifically refers to the traditional medicinal powder form.
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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.
