粵

麻maa4痺bei3

simp麻痹
maa4 bei3má bì

English

  1. paralysis
  2. palsy
  3. numbness
  4. to benumb
  5. (fig.) to lull
  6. negligent
  7. apathetic
  8. numbed ----
  9. paralysed ----
  10. feeling pins and needles

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇咗感覺
  2. 控制唔到某個部位嘅肌肉,一般由神經系統嘅損傷引起
  3. 長時間壓住肢體之後鬆開,令血液恢復循環流動,繼而產生出嘅一種特殊感覺

Examples

  • 你嘅小朋友有冇接種過破傷風、百日咳、白喉、麻疹、結核、小兒麻痺、水痘、風疹、肝炎同其他疾病嘅疫苗?

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  • 屈住隻腳坐,好容易麻痺㗎。

    (If) you bend your leg when sitting, it's easy to get pins and needles.

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

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