粵

肥fei4仔zai2水seoi2

fei4 zai2 seoi2féi zǐ shuǐ

English

  1. Gripe Water
  2. gripe water
  3. beverages with high sugar content

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係腸痛水,係一種用嚟醫小朋友肚痛同其它腸胃不適嘅成藥,通常含有酒精、梳打、砂糖同埋香草
  2. 高糖份飲品

Examples

  • 隔籬屋個細路好似病病哋,可能要飲肥仔水先得。

    The neighbour's kid seems sick. Maybe she needs some gripe water. ----

  • 你次次一跑完步就買肥仔水飲,一罐八羹糖呀,噉點減到肥呀?

    How will you ever lose weight if you go for a soft drink after every jog? That's eight teaspoons of sugar per can!

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

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