kap1 sik6吸食
Jyutpingkap1 sik6
Yalekāp sihk
Definition
To consume, smoke, or inhale drugs through the mouth or nose.
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How it's used
Focuses almost exclusively on the consumption of illicit substances or narcotics. While the literal components suggest inhaling or sucking, it is rarely used for everyday actions like drinking through a straw or breathing air, which would typically use 吸 or 飲.
Examples
He seems like he's taken drugs, his expression is really strange.
Related words
Common phrases
to take narcotics
Common mistake
Avoid using this for everyday activities like inhaling air or drinking beverages, as it carries a strong, negative connotation related to drug abuse.
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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.
