粵

潛cim4伏fuk6期kei4

simp潜伏期
cim4 fuk6 kei4qián fú qī

English

  1. incubation period (of disease)
  2. incubation period; the period between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由接觸病原體至到出現臨牀症狀嘅時間(量詞:段)

Examples

  • 呢個病嘅潛伏期長達兩個星期,都係再觀察下好啲。

    The incubation for this disease can be up to two weeks. We better monitor your situation for a bit longer.

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

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