soeng6 tou3 haa6 se3上吐下瀉上吐下泻

Jyutpingsoeng6 tou3 haa6 se3

Yaleseuhng tou hah se

語句

Definition

To suffer from vomiting and diarrhoea.

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How it's used

This idiom is a formal way to describe severe gastrointestinal distress, often implying food poisoning or a stomach virus. While it is widely understood in speech, people often use the more direct and visceral terms 嘔同埋屙 in casual conversation. Using this four-character phrase adds a clinical or serious tone to the description of the illness.

Examples

keoi5佢sik6食jyun4完di1啲hoi2海sin1鮮zi1之hau6後soeng6上tou3吐haa6下se3瀉。

He has been vomiting and having diarrhoea after eating the seafood.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪soeng6上tou3吐haa6下se3瀉aa4呀？jiu3要m4唔jiu3要tai2睇ji1醫sang1生？

Are you suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea? Do you need to see a doctor?

Common phrases

sik6食dou3到soeng6上tou3吐haa6下se3瀉

to get food poisoning resulting in vomiting and diarrhoea

Common mistake

Learners sometimes mistake this for a general term for feeling sick, but it specifically refers to the simultaneous occurrence of vomiting and diarrhoea. Do not use it if you only have one of the two symptoms.