粵

練lin6仙sin1

lin6 sin1liàn xiāninferred

English

  1. to practise celestial or to celestialize, often requiring fast for Taoist priests ----
  2. to fast; to stop eating

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 道士修煉成仙
  2. 由於修煉過程往往需要禁食,所以引申為一個人唔食嘢

Examples

  • 你做乜皮包骨咁款?練仙嚟呀?

    Why do you look so thin? Have you been fasting a lot?

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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