kat1 joek6 seoi2咳藥水咳药水
Jyutpingkat1 joek6 seoi2
Yalekāt yeuhk séui
Definition
Cough syrup; cough mixture.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the liquid medicinal syrup used to soothe a cough. It is common to pair this with the verb 飲, as it is a liquid, rather than 食 which is typically reserved for solid pills or tablets.
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zi1支jīExamples
You are coughing so badly, have you taken your cough syrup yet?
Related words
Common phrases
to drink cough syrup
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 藥丸, which refers to solid pills or tablets. Using 食 for liquid medicine is less common than 飲.
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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.
