se4 tyut3蛇脫
Jyutpingse4 tyut3
Yalesèh tyut
Definition
The slough or shed skin of a snake, used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the shed skin of a snake used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is categorized as a cooling herb and is often prescribed to treat skin conditions or eye issues. You will almost exclusively encounter this term in the context of herbal shops or traditional prescriptions.
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fan2份fánExamples
Do Chinese medicine shops sell snake slough?
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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.
