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Take medicine at a guessin Cantonese.

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Pronunciation

亂食

lyun6 sik6

take medicine at a guess

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

亂 before 食 criticizes careless use; 唔好亂食藥 warns against taking medicine without knowing what it is.

Examples

唔好亂食藥

m4 hou2 lyun6 sik6 joek6

Don’t take medicine at random.

唔清楚就唔好亂食

m4 cing1 co2 zau6 m4 hou2 lyun6 sik6

If you’re unsure, don’t take it at random.

this one (a medicine)ni1 zek3呢隻How many times a day do I take this medicine?ni1 zek3 joek6 jat1 jat6 sik6 gei2 ci3呢隻藥一日食幾次medicinejoek6藥I can't remember the name and don't want to guess. With these symptoms, should I see a doctor?ngo5 m4 gei3 dak1 go3 meng2 jau6 m4 soeng2 lyun6 sik6 gam2 joeng6 hai6 mai6 jing1 goi1 heoi3 tai2 ji1 sang1我唔記得個名，又唔想亂食。咁樣係咪應該去睇醫生？