joek6 pin2藥片药片
Jyutpingjoek6 pin2
Yaleyeuhk pín
Definition
A medicinal tablet or pill made of compressed powder.
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How it's used
While 藥片 is the standard term for a tablet, locals frequently use 丸仔 as a more casual and affectionate way to refer to any small pill or tablet. Using 藥片 sounds slightly more clinical or formal, often appearing on prescription labels or in medical advice. When discussing medication, the verb 食 is almost always used instead of 飲, even though you are swallowing the object.
Measure word
faai3塊faiExamples
You need to swallow this tablet, don't chew it up.
How many tablets do you need to take every day?
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Common mistake
Learners often use 粒 as the measure word for all pills, but 藥片 specifically takes 塊 because it is pressed into a flat shape. Using 粒 is acceptable for small round pills, but 塊 is the technically correct classifier for a tablet.
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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.
