cuk1 nik1搐搦
Jyutpingcuk1 nik1
Yalechūk nīk
Definition
Convulsions, spasm, or twitching.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal or medical contexts to describe involuntary muscle contractions or seizures. In everyday casual conversation, people are much more likely to use the descriptive phrase 抽筋 to refer to muscle cramps or spasms. Using 搐搦 in a casual setting can sound overly clinical or dramatic.
Examples
He is having a fever so high he is convulsing all over.
Seeing him suddenly go into convulsions really scared everyone.
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Common phrases
full body convulsions
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 抽筋, which is the common term for a muscle cramp. 搐搦 implies a more serious, systemic medical event like a seizure, whereas 抽筋 is frequently used for minor, temporary muscle tightness after exercise.
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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.
