bok3 gwat1駁骨驳骨

Jyutpingbok3 gwat1

Yalebok gwāt

Definition

To set a fractured or broken bone.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to the traditional practice of bone setting often performed by practitioners of Chinese medicine known as 跌打師傅. It carries a strong cultural association with martial arts culture and traditional injury treatment rather than modern surgical orthopedics. You will rarely hear this used in a hospital setting where medical professionals would use more formal terminology.

Examples

keoi5佢dit3跌tyun5斷zo2咗zek3隻sau2手，jiu3要heoi3去wan2搵si1師fu2傅bok3駁gwat1骨。

He broke his arm and needs to find a master to set the bone.

nei5你zek3隻goek3腳gam3咁tung3痛，bat1不jyu4如heoi3去tai2睇tit3跌daa2打bok3駁gwat1骨laa1啦。

Your foot hurts so much, why not go see a bone-setter?

Common phrases

tit3跌daa2打bok3駁gwat1骨

traditional bone setting and injury treatment

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with general medical surgery. Using 駁骨 to describe a modern hospital operation sounds like you are visiting a traditional herbalist instead of a surgeon.