joek6藥药
Jyutpingjoek6
Yaleyeuhk
Definition
Medicine, drugs, or chemical substances used to treat illness or improve physical health.
Example
sik6食jyun4完joek6藥zau6就hou2好di1啲。
sik6食jyun4完joek6药zau6就hou2好di1啲。
After taking medicine I felt better.
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How it's used
Taking medicine is almost always expressed with the verb 食, which literally means to eat, regardless of whether the medicine is a pill, liquid, or powder. When referring to the act of applying medicine to the skin, use 搽 instead. It is common to add the particle 嘅 to specify the type of medicine, such as 感冒藥 for cold medicine.
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zung3種jungExamples
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Common mistake
Do not use 喝 or 飲 for medicine even if it is in liquid form, as 食 is the standard verb for consuming medicine in Cantonese.
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Grammar guides
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- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
