粵

罹lei4患waan6

lei4 waan6lí huàn

English

  1. to suffer (from an illness)
  2. to fall ill
  3. to suffer from a severe illness (a formal expression)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 患上某種嚴重嘅疾病，係比較正式嘅講法

Examples

  • 罹患胃癌

    to suffer from lung cancer

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

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