zam1 gau3針灸针灸
Jyutpingzam1 gau3
Yalejām gau
Definition
To perform acupuncture and moxibustion; traditional Chinese medical treatment using needles and heat.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the traditional Chinese medical practice of using needles or heat on specific body points. While it functions as a verb, it is very common to add the particle 下 after it to soften the tone, making it sound like a casual suggestion rather than a medical instruction.
Examples
Your back hurts, why not try acupuncture?
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
