Gihn-hòng (Health) Flashcards
Jùng-yi
Chinese medicine
Sài-yi
Western medicine
Tòhng-yahn
Chinese person (informal)
Gwái-lóu
Westerner (lit. devil person) (informal)
Áu
To vomit
Behng
Illness
Chán-só
Clinic / surgery
Jok-áu
To retch / be about to vomit
Mh syù-fuhk
Unwell / uncomfortable
Tàuh-tung
Headache
Tàuh-wàhn
Dizzy
Tung
Pain / ache
Yìhm-juhng
Serious / desperate
Yì-yún (cl: gàan)
Hospital
Gaan-jūng
Occasionally / periodically
Gó-jahn-sih
At that time
Sìn-ji
Only then
Bòng
On behalf of / for the benefit of
Chéui-sìu
To cancel
Dá-dihn-wá
To make a phone call
Gwa-houh
To register
Mòhng
Busy
Syù-fuhk
Comfortable
Wái!
Hello! (especially on the phone)
Yáuh-di / yáuh-yāt-di
Some / a little bit
Wuh-sih
Nurse
Màh-fàahn –> màh-gwái-fàahn –> gwái-gam-màh-fàahn –> gwái-séi-gam-màh-fàahn
Trouble / nuisance –> Devilishly troublesome –> like a devil so troublesome –> devil death so troublesome
Gwái
Ghost / devil
Ngáh
Tooth
Dá-syun
To reckon on / intend to
Yeuhk (cl: júng)
Medicine
Yeuhk-séui
(Liquid) medicine
Jì-chìhn
Before
Meih
Not yet
Ngāam-ngāam
A moment before / have just
Seuhng-go-sìng-kèih (láih-baai)
Last week
Tàuh-sīn
Just now
Yāt-fàn-jūng
A minute
Yìhn-hauh
Afterwards / after that
Bóu-fàan-sou
To make up for / make amends
Hèi-mohng
To hope
Héi-sàn
To get up in the morning
Jó-yìuh-yauh-báai
To shake from side to side
Tiu-gòu-màu-dài
To jump up and down
Yìuh-wàhn
To shake up
Chi-só (cl: go)
Toilet / lavatory / washroom
Dím-a? / dím-yéung a?
How is it? / How’s things?
cl: Jeun
cl: a bottle of