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跌dit3打daa2

dit3 daa2tit3 daa2diē dǎ

English

  1. bone-setter; Chinese medical practitioning on bones and muscles
  2. Dit Da, a traditional Chinese medicine method of bone-setting to deal with injuries like sprains, fractures, etc., whose practitioners generally inherit martial arts and run their clinics

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 中醫學中處理創傷例如瘀傷、扭傷等等嘅專科;師傅一般有功夫傳承,並且營運醫館

Examples

  • 跌打酒

    Dit Da Jow; traditional bone-setting oil or balm

  • 跌打舖

    Dit Da clinic; traditional bone-setting clinic

  • 睇跌打

    to see a traditional bone-setter

  • 跌打師傅

    Dit Da practitioner; traditional bone-setter; literally: Dit Da master

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

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