惜sik1身san1

English

1. be sparing of one's body; to look after and care for one's body
2. used to describe that one cares about his own healthunreviewed?
3. a euphemism for one's fear of deathunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 愛惜自己嘅身體，善於養生unreviewed?
2. 用嚟好委婉咁講自己怕死unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  佢咁鬼錫身，呢度工作環境咁危險，佢實捱唔住啦。

  He fears death so much and the working environment here is so dangerous, I don't think he'll last very long.

• unreviewed?

  佢好錫身㗎，好識進補，出街仲一定帶住個暖壺飲暖水。

  He takes care of his body. He takes the right supplements, and always brings a thermos of warm water with him whenever he goes out. ----