粵

染jim5病beng6

jim5 beng6rǎn bìng

English

  1. to catch an illness
  2. to get infected with a disease
  3. to contract a disease; to be infected

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因為外在環境因素而致病

Examples

  • 生命是一種致命的性傳染病。

    Life is a fatal sexually transmitted disease.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 光是聽那個樂團的歌就會染病。

    I got a disease from listening to that band.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 我阿媽之前冇戴口罩去醫院探病,因而染病。

    My mother caught a flu when she was visiting someone in the sick ward without a mask.

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

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