粵

衰seoi1竭kit3

seoi1 kit3shuāi jié

English

  1. (of an organ or bodily function) failure; to fail
  2. (of resources etc) exhaustion; depletion
  3. (of organs) failure; malfunction

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 器官唔能夠運作

Examples

  • 腎衰竭

    renal failure

  • 熱衰竭

    heat exhaustion

  • 心臟衰竭

    heart failure

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

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