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How it's used

This term is a phonetic adaptation of the English word quinine, reflecting the historical influence of colonial medical practices in Hong Kong. It is now largely considered an old fashioned or dated term, as modern medicine has largely replaced quinine with more effective and less side effect prone antimalarials. You will mostly hear it from older generations who grew up when this was the standard treatment for fevers.