粵

消siu1毒duk6

siu1 duk6xiāo dú

English

  1. to disinfect; to sterilize
  2. to disinfect

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 清潔一樣嘢,殺死細菌、消滅病毒;日常生活中又可以叫殺菌

Examples

  • 雅尼剛剛對他的擠奶桶進行了消毒。

    Yanni has just sterilized his milking bucket.

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  • 消毒藥水

    disinfectant

  • 用酒精消毒

    to sterilize something with alcohol

  • 用1比99嘅漂白水消毒,咁先乾淨㗎。

    Use a solution of 1 part bleach with 99 parts water to disinfect it, only then is it clean.

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

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