粵

植zik6物mat6人jan4

zik6 mat6 jan4zhí wù rén

English

  1. person in a vegetative state
  2. human vegetable
  3. patient suffering from permanent paralysis; person reduced by illness or accident to minimal life functions; person in PVS i.e. permanent vegetable state; vegetable; literally: plant person

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 大腦大半甚至完全失去功能,全身癱瘓,但係腦幹未死,仍然有呼吸、心跳同埋反射動作,仲生存緊嘅病人(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 手術之後,佢冇醒到,變成咗植物人。

    She didn't regain consciousness after the surgery and was left in a vegetative state.

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

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