mou5 joek6 lik6冇藥力冇药力
Jyutpingmou5 joek6 lik6
Yalemóuh yeuhk lihk
Definition
To have no medicinal effect, or to run out of drugs or cigarettes to smoke.
- of a drug, to have no effect or lose its potency
- slangto have no drugs or cigarettes to smoke
colloquialhealthslang
How it's used
This phrase functions as a versatile descriptor for both medical efficacy and illicit substance availability. When referring to medication, it implies the drug is either expired, ineffective, or too weak for the condition. In the context of drug use, it is a slang expression used to inquire if someone has a supply of narcotics on hand.
Examples
This medicine seems to have no effect after I took it.
Do you still have any drugs left to smoke?
Related words
Common phrases
completely ineffective
Common mistake
Be careful not to use this in a formal medical setting, as it sounds very informal and potentially suspicious depending on the context. Using it to describe a person's lack of energy or motivation is also incorrect, as it strictly refers to the potency of a substance.
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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.
