下藥 [－药]

Jyutping haa6 joek6
Pinyin xià yào

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to prescribe medications
    (syn.) 開方, 落药, 落藥, 开方, 開藥, 开药
  2. verb, informal, verb-object
    to drug (someone); to give someone drugs without their consent; to put in poison
    (syn.) 落藥, 落药
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

下藥 [－药]

Jyutping
Pinyin xià yào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to prescribe medicine
  2. to poison
  3. to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你在买这药之前应该问一下药剂师的建议。
    你在買這藥之前應該問一下藥劑師的建議。
    nǐ zài mǎi zhè yào zhī qián yīng gāi wèn yī xià yào jì shī de jiàn yì 。
    • You should consult with a pharmacist before buying that medicine.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋应该针对呢个问题，对症下药。
    我哋應該針對呢個問題，對症下藥。
    ngo5 dei6 jing1 goi1 zam1 deoi3 ni1 go3 man6 tai4, deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6.
    • We should address this problem directly and take the right steps to solve it.
  2. Cantonese
    面对一个复杂嘅难题𠮶阵，要将佢拆细， 然后对症下药。
    面對一個複雜嘅難題嗰陣，要將佢拆細， 然後對症下藥。
    min6 deoi3 jat1 go3 fuk1 zaap6 ge3 naan4 tai4 go2 zan2, jiu3 zoeng1 keoi5 caak3 sai3, jin4 hau6 deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6.
    • When facing an intricate enigma, deconstruct it to manageable pieces and then tackle them in accordance to their own features.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    对症下药
    對症下藥
    duì zhèng xià yào
    • to prescribe the right medicine for an illness
  2. Mandarin
    下药
    下藥
    xià yào
    • to poison