粵

扣kau3喉hau4

kau3 hau4kòu hóu

English

  1. verb; purge; To retch,
  2. Stick your finger in your throat to make yourself vomit
  3. to put one's fingers down the throat in order to vomit; literally: to hook throat

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將手指穿過食道擺喺喉嚨處刺激佢,令到胃裏面嘅物體嘔返出嚟

Examples

  • 有啲人會為咗減肥而扣喉。

    Some people put their fingers down the throat to vomit for losing their weight.

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

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