粵

吸kap1食sik6

kap1 sik6xī shí

English

  1. (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)
  2. (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug)
  3. to drink through a straw
  4. (of drugs) to suck; to take in

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用口或者鼻將物質吸入體內,吸食嘅通常係毒品

Examples

  • 蜂鳥會吸食某些花朵的甜美花蜜。

    Hummingbirds drink the sweet nectar from certain flowers.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 薩米已經六個月沒有吸食大麻了。

    Sami stopped smoking weed for six months.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 在很多国家,购买和吸食大麻是违法的。

    In many countries, buying or smoking cannabis is forbidden by law.

    Tatoeba · dandan4doris CC BY

  • 吸食大麻喺荷蘭係合法。

    It's legal to take in marijuana in the Netherlands.

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

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