Pharmacy & Health

1. 有治頭那痛个藥無？

   iu1 cii3 teu5 na5 tung3 ge3 iog8 mo5?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Asks a pharmacist whether there is medicine for headaches

   Grammar Note

   頭那 is "head" and 痛 is "pain"; there is no headword for headache, so they are combined Composed from dictionary-verified words.

2. 𠊎愛胃藥。

   ngai5 oi3 vi3 iog8.

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Tells the pharmacist you want stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   胃 and 藥 are combined Composed from dictionary-verified words.

3. 𠊎愛止屙澇屎个藥。

   ngai5 oi3 zii2 o1 lau3 sii2 ge3 iog8.

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Tells the pharmacist you want anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   屙澇屎 is a headword meaning "to have diarrhea" Composed from dictionary-verified words.

4. 𠊎發燒。

   ngai5 fad4 seu1.

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Says you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   發燒 is a headword

5. 這隻藥愛仰般食？

   ia2 zag4 iog8 oi3 ngiong2 ban1 siid8?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Asks how to take the medicine; Hakka uses 食 "eat" for taking medicine

   Grammar Note

   Taking medicine is also 食; the dictionary has 食藥仔 Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. 愛處方無？

   oi3 cu2 fong1 mo5?

   Do I need a prescription?

   Usage

   Asks whether a prescription is needed

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words.

7. 藥房

   iog8 fong5

   Pharmacy

   Usage

   The word for a pharmacy, seen on signs

   Grammar Note

   A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

8. 處方

   cu2 fong1

   Prescription

   Usage

   The word for a prescription

   Grammar Note

   A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

9. 退燒藥

   tui3 seu1 iog8

   Fever reducer

   Usage

   The word for fever-reducing medicine

   Grammar Note

   Built from the headword 退燒 and 藥 Composed from dictionary-verified words.

10. 藥房在哪位？

    iog8 fong5 cai3 nai3 vi3?

    Where is the pharmacy?

    Usage

    Asks where the pharmacy is

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words.

11. 止痛藥

    zii2 tung3 iog8

    Painkiller

    Usage

    The word for a painkiller

    Grammar Note

    Built from the headword 止痛 and 藥 Composed from dictionary-verified words.

12. 藥膏

    iog8 gau1

    Ointment

    Usage

    The word for an ointment

    Grammar Note

    A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

13. 𠊎愛瀉藥。

    ngai5 oi3 xia3 iog8.

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Tells the pharmacist you want a laxative

    Grammar Note

    瀉藥 is a headword defined as a medicine that causes loose stools after taking it; the dictionary's example sentence is advice for constipation. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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