coeng4 wai6腸胃肠胃
Jyutpingcoeng4 wai6
Yalechèuhng waih
Definition
The digestive system; the stomach and intestines.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the stomach and intestines as a single functional unit rather than just the stomach alone. It is the go to term when explaining why someone is avoiding certain foods or suffering from indigestion. People often pair it with adjectives like 敏感 or 唔好 to describe a delicate or easily upset system.
Examples
My digestive system has been feeling off lately, I want to eat something light.
Your digestive system is so sensitive, why do you still want to eat such spicy food?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using 胃 to refer to the entire digestive tract, as 胃 only means stomach. If you are experiencing general abdominal discomfort or diarrhea, 腸胃 is the more accurate and natural choice.
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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.
