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Jyutping cau1 gan1
Pinyin chōu jīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. cramp
  2. charley horse
  3. to pull a tendon
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. spasm; (slang) unbearable (e.g. heat, etc.)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    肌肉​突然​同​唔​自主​噉​收縮​、​痙​攣​嘅​現​象​,​一般​會​造成​痛楚
    to have a cramp
    • 佢游游下水突然間抽筋。
      佢游游下水突然间抽筋。
      keoi5 jau4 jau4 haa5 seoi2 dat6 jin4 gaan1 cau1 gan1.
      He suddenly had a cramp while swimming.
  2. 動詞
    癲癇​發作​;​腦入面​過度​神經震盪​造成​嘅​病​徵​,​可能​造成​身體​不​自主​抽搐​或者​失去​知覺
    to have a fit, to have a seizure
    • 我個仔細個試過一次發燒抽筋,好在大個咗就無事。
      我个仔细个试过一次发烧抽筋,好在大个咗就无事。
      ngo5 go3 zai2 sai3 go3 si3 gwo3 jat1 ci3 faat3 siu1 cau1 gan1, hou2 zoi6 daai6 go3 zo2 zau6 mou5 si6.
      My son had a febrile seizure when he was small. Luckily he grew out of it.
  3. 近義詞
    抽搐
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, historical
    to pull someone's tendons as a form of torture
  2. verb
    to get a cramp
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    堂课闷到抽筋。
    堂課悶到抽筋。
    tong4 fo3 mun6 dou3 cau1 gan1 。
    • The lecture was a total snoozefest.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我刚刚腿又抽筋了,痛死我了。
    我剛剛腿又抽筋了,痛死我了。
    wǒ gāng gang tuǐ yòu chōu jīn le , tòng sǐ wǒ le 。
    • I just got another leg cramp and it hurts like hell.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    听完个笑话之后,佢笑到抽筋。
    聽完個笑話之後,佢笑到抽筋。
    teng1 jyun4 go3 siu3 waa2 zi1 hau6, keoi5 siu3 dou3 cau1 gan1.
    • After listening to the joke, she laughs her ass off.
  2. Cantonese
    打机有时真系闷到抽筋。
    打機有時真係悶到抽筋。
    daa2 gei1 jau5 si4 zan1 hai6 mun6 dou3 cau1 gan1.
    • Sometimes, playing computer games bores me out of my mind.
  3. Cantonese
    佢游游下水突然间抽筋。
    佢游游下水突然間抽筋。
    keoi5 jau4 jau4 haa5 seoi2 dat6 jin4 gaan1 cau1 gan1.
    • He suddenly had a cramp while swimming.
  4. Cantonese
    我个仔细个试过一次发烧抽筋,好在大个咗就无事。
    我個仔細個試過一次發燒抽筋,好在大個咗就無事。
    ngo5 go3 zai2 sai3 go3 si3 gwo3 jat1 ci3 faat3 siu1 cau1 gan1, hou2 zoi6 daai6 go3 zo2 zau6 mou5 si6.
    • My son had a febrile seizure when he was small. Luckily he grew out of it.
  5. Cantonese
    脚板底抽筋
    腳板底抽筋
    goek3 baan2 dai2 cau1 gan1.
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