粵

禁gam3食sik6

gam3 sik6jìn shí

English

  1. to fast
  2. to abstain from eating
  3. to forbid the eating of (certain foods)
  4. a fast
  5. to fast; to stop eating for a certain period of time

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺指定嘅時間之內唔食嘢,例如宗教信仰要求信眾齋戒,做手術前要空腹,或者減肥

Examples

  • 我唔係穆斯林,所以我冇義務禁食,但由於我哋住喺同一間公寓,所以要體貼呢啲習俗係好重要。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 你上次禁食是什么时候?

    When was the last time you fasted?

    Tatoeba · JimmyUK CC BY

  • 手術前要禁食六個鐘。

    Fast for six hours before the surgery.

  • 呢排齋戒月,記得日出後日落前要禁食呀!

    It is Ramadan now, remember to fast from sunrise to sunset.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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