咀嚼
zeoi2 zoek3jǔ jué
English
- to chew
- (verb) (formal) Masticate
- to think over
- to chew
- to ponder; to think carefully
粵語 — Cantonese
- 用牙齒將食物整碎
- 慢慢思考
Examples
我咀嚼困難。
I have difficulty chewing.
Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY
食物在吞嚥前要經過咀嚼。
Food should be chewed before being swallowed.
Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY
食嘢要仔細咀嚼過先好吞。
One should chew carefully before swallowing. ----
本書好深，我要咀嚼一下。
The book is very difficult to understand; I have to think about it carefully.
你咀嚼下佢講嘅説話，真係好有意思。
Think carefully about what he said; it's really very meaningful.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk