sau1 seoi2收水
Jyutpingsau1 seoi2
Yalesāu séui
Definition
For a wound to become dry, stop weeping, or start healing.
colloquialhealthbody
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the process of a wound or blister losing its fluid and beginning to scab over. It is a very common, practical term used in everyday life when discussing minor injuries or skin conditions. While it describes a physical healing process, it is strictly colloquial and would not be used in a formal medical report.
Examples
Has your wound dried up yet?
After applying the ointment, the wound dried up very quickly.
Related words
Common phrases
the wound dries up
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the slang usage of 收水, which can mean to stop an activity or to collect money, depending on the context. In a medical or health context, it is strictly about the drying of a wound.
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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.
