coeng4 wai6 jim4腸胃炎肠胃炎

Jyutpingcoeng4 wai6 jim4

Yalechèuhng waih yìhm

名詞

Definition

Gastroenteritis; an inflammation of the stomach and intestines typically caused by bacterial or viral infection.

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How it's used

This term is used in both casual conversation and medical contexts to describe stomach flu or food poisoning symptoms. It is common to pair it with verbs like 患上 or 搞到 to explain how someone contracted the illness. When speaking to friends, people often focus on the specific symptoms like 屙 or 嘔 rather than using the formal diagnosis.

Examples

keoi5佢zeoi3最gan6近coeng4腸wai6胃jim4炎，o1屙dou3到sing4成go3個jan4人mou5冇saai3晒lik6力。

He has gastroenteritis lately and is so weak from diarrhea.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪sik6食zo2咗m4唔gon1乾zeng6淨ge2嘅je5嘢，gaau2搞dou3到coeng4腸wai6胃jim4炎aa4呀？

Did you eat something unhygienic and get gastroenteritis?

Common phrases

waan6患soeng5上coeng4腸wai6胃jim4炎

to contract gastroenteritis

Common mistake

Learners sometimes confuse this with general indigestion, which is 消化不良. While 腸胃炎 implies an infection or inflammation, 消化不良 is usually just a temporary discomfort from overeating or eating too fast.