粵

宿suk1疾zat6

suk1 zat6sù jí

English

  1. chronic ailment
  2. (a decent term of address) chronic illness; long-standing illness

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 有咗好耐、唔容易根治嘅病（比較文雅嘅叫法）

Examples

  • 身染宿疾

    to suffer from a chronic/long-standing illness

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

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