cou2 joek6草藥草药
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Definition
Herbal medicine made from plants.
colloquialhealthfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to traditional plant-based remedies rather than modern pharmaceutical pills. It is frequently associated with the practice of boiling raw ingredients in a clay pot to create a dark, pungent decoction. People often consult a practitioner to get a custom prescription tailored to their specific bodily constitution.
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This herbal medicine is very bitter, you will feel better after drinking it.
Do you know where they sell herbal medicine?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 涼茶, which refers specifically to ready-to-drink herbal tea sold in shops for general health maintenance, whereas 草藥 usually implies a medicinal treatment for a specific ailment.
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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.
