tai2 joek6 do1 beng6體弱多病体弱多病
Jyutpingtai2 joek6 do1 beng6
Yaletái yeuhk dō behng
Definition
Frail, weak, and prone to illness.
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How it's used
Focuses on a chronic state of poor health rather than a temporary ailment. It is frequently used to describe someone who has a constitutionally fragile body, often implying a lifelong or long-term condition. The phrase carries a tone of sympathy or concern when used by others.
Examples
He was very weak and often ill when he was a child.
Do you feel like you are weak and often get sick?
Related words
Common phrases
weak and often ill since childhood
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a temporary cold or flu, as it implies a persistent, underlying weakness rather than a passing illness.
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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.
