pui3 joek6配藥配药
Jyutpingpui3 joek6
Yalepui yeuhk
Definition
To dispense, prepare, or obtain prescribed medicine.
- to dispense medicine according to a prescription
- to get prescribed medicine from a pharmacy or clinic
colloquialhealthdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of fulfilling a prescription rather than the general act of buying over the counter medicine. It implies a formal process involving a doctor's written instruction or a specific medical order. Use it when you are taking a prescription slip to a pharmacist or a clinic dispensary.
Examples
Have you gone to the clinic to get your medicine yet?
The doctor wrote the prescription, so I just need to go to the pharmacy to get the medicine.
Related words
Common phrases
go to the pharmacy to get medicine
take a prescription to get medicine
Common mistake
Do not use this for buying general health products or non-prescription items like vitamins or painkillers, as it specifically refers to the professional process of dispensing prescribed medication.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.



