fei1 zi1飛滋飞滋
Jyutpingfei1 zi1
Yalefēi jī
Definition
Canker sore or mouth ulcer; a small, painful, round white sore inside the mouth.
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How it's used
This term is the standard colloquial way to refer to a canker sore in Hong Kong. It is often associated with the concept of heatiness in traditional Chinese medicine, so people frequently blame it on eating too much fried food or not drinking enough water. You will hear it used almost exclusively with the verb 生.
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nap1粒nāpExamples
I've got a mouth ulcer recently and it hurts so much I can't eat.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 痱子, which is the Mandarin term for heat rash on the skin. Using the latter in a Cantonese context will cause confusion as it refers to a completely different medical issue.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
