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English

1. frosting or icing (on cakes etc)
2. sugar-coating; the filling is usually bitter
3. sugarcoating

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 一層有甜味嘅外殼；內餡通常係苦嘅（量詞：層）

Examples

• 糖衣毒藥

  sugar-coated poison

• 呢隻藥有糖衣㗎喎，小朋友都食到！

  These pills are sugar-coated so children are willing to eat.