生癪
saang1 zik1shēng jī
English
- chronic indigestion in children whereby the nutrition is poorly absorbed by the body, resulting in malnutrition
- infantile malnutrition caused by over- or under-feeding ----
- to be infected by parasite
粵語 — Cantonese
- 幼兒患上疳積病;由飲食不當所致,病者會面黃、消瘦等等
- 肚入面生寄生蟲,會導致消瘦、貧血
Examples
你食極都唔肥,係咪生積呀?
Despite eating carelessly, you don't seem to gain any weight. Do you have worms in your stomach?
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk