siu1 faa3 bat1 loeng4消化不良
Jyutpingsiu1 faa3 bat1 loeng4
Yalesīu fa bāt lèuhng
Definition
Indigestion or maldigestion; suffering from symptoms like bloating and nausea after eating.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical discomfort caused by eating too much or eating food that is hard to process. While it is a medical term, it is frequently used in casual conversation to describe the bloated or heavy feeling after a large meal. It is often paired with the concept of 消滯 which refers to the act of relieving that heavy feeling.
Examples
I ate so much, I feel like I have indigestion.
Do you have indigestion? Why do you keep burping?
Related words
Common phrases
severe indigestion
prone to indigestion
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply being full or having a stomach ache, as it specifically implies a failure of the digestive process. It is not used to describe food poisoning or general stomach flu.
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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.
