下火
haa6 fo2xià huǒ
English
- clear the internal heat in Chinese medicine
- another address of congee with century egg and lean meat
- (Chinese medicine) to eliminate excessive heat inside one's body; literally: descend fire
粵語 — Cantonese
- 皮蛋瘦肉粥嘅代稱
- (中醫)消除熱氣
Examples
老細,呢排熱氣,同我整碗下火先。
Boss, can you make me a bowl of century egg and lean meat congee? I have too much heatiness lately.
你成日食煙,好燥㗎,飲啲涼茶下火啦!
You always smoke, it's very dry. Drink more herbal tea to douse the flames.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk