落lok6膈gaak3

lok6 gaak3luò gé

English

allow food to digest properly after meals (spoken)
(of food) to pass through cardia and start digestion in the stomach
(of food) to digest in the stomach, and then pass through into the intestines

粵語 — Cantonese

食完啲嘢經食道底嘅賁門(膈) 跌落胃，開始消化
食完啲嘢喺個胃消化完，落咗小腸

Examples

晏晝飯都未落膈咁快又下午茶？
Our lunch has not even started digestion in our stomachs and just now we are going to have an afternoon tea? ----
晏晝飯都未落膈咁快又下午茶？
Our lunch has not even settled in our stomachs and just now we are going to have an afternoon tea?

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

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