吊鹽水
Chinese
to hang; to suspend | salt solution; brine; Yanshuei | ||
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trad. (吊鹽水) | 吊 | 鹽水 | |
simp. (吊盐水) | 吊 | 盐水 |
Pronunciation
Verb
吊⫽鹽水 (verb-object)
- (medicine) to have intravenous saline infusion
- (regional, medicine, informal, by extension) to have an intravenous infusion; to be put on an IV; to be put on a drip
- (Cantonese, figurative) to be barely surviving (often financially)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 打點滴 (“to be put on an IV; to be put on a drip”) [map]
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