粵

熱jit6氣hei3

simp热气
jit6 hei3rè qì

English

  1. steam
  2. (noun) (of TCM) internal heat
  3. "interior heat"; excess heat inside the body, with symptoms such as acnes, halitosis and aphthous
  4. heat
  5. to describe food that increases internal heat of body

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 中醫概念;體內熱邪過盛,會有生瘡、口臭、痱滋等徵狀
  2. 形容食物會引起以上徵狀

Examples

  • 食煎炸嘢好熱氣㗎。

    Taking deep-fried food builds up interior heat! Beware!

  • 呢排我熱氣,唔想食炸雞髀。

    I have excess heat recently, so I don't want to eat fried chicken legs. ----

  • 我對熱氣很敏感。

    I am very sensitive to heat.

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

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