山草藥——噏得就噏
Chinese
editherbal medicine | (Cantonese) to babble | get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to |
at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake |
(Cantonese) to babble | |||
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trad. (山草藥——噏得就噏) | 山草藥 | —— | 噏 | 得 | 就 | 噏 | |
simp. (山草药——噏得就噏) | 山草药 | —— | 噏 | 得 | 就 | 噏 | |
alternative forms | 生草藥——噏得就噏/生草药——噏得就噏 | ||||||
Literally: “herbal medicine - just apply it (on skin) if you want to”. |
Etymology
edit噏 (ap1) is a homophonic pun of 罨 (ap1, “to apply medical ointment”).
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saan1 cou2 joek6, ap1 dak1 zau6 ap1
- Yale: sāan chóu yeuhk, āp dāk jauh āp
- Cantonese Pinyin: saan1 tsou2 joek9, ap7 dak7 dzau6 ap7
- Guangdong Romanization: san1 cou2 yêg6, eb1 deg1 zeo6 eb1
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ jœːk̚² ɐp̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² ɐp̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit山草藥——噏得就噏