染上 [－－]

Jyutping jim5 soeng5
Pinyin rǎn shàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to catch (a disease)
  2. to get (a bad habit)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    開始​染有
    to be infected, signifies the initiation of the process of being plagued by
    • 染上疾病
      染上疾病
      jim5 soeng5 zat6 beng6
      to contract disease
  2. 動詞
    上癮
    to be addicted (to drugs)
    • 佢十五歲就染上毒癮。
      佢十五岁就染上毒瘾。
      keoi5 sap6 ng5 seoi3 zau3 jim5 soeng5 duk6 jan5
      By the age of 15, he was addicted to drugs.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们全都染上了流感，连老师也不例外。
    我們全都染上了流感，連老師也不例外。
    wǒ men quán dōu rǎn shàng le liú gǎn ， lián lǎo shī yě bù lì wài 。
    • We all caught flu, and so did the teacher.
  2. Mandarin
    你也许会染上疾病。
    你也許會染上疾病。
    nǐ yě xǔ huì rǎn shàng jí bìng 。
    • You may get a serious disease.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    染上疾病
    染上疾病
    jim5 soeng5 zat6 beng6
    • to contract disease
  2. Cantonese
    佢十五岁就染上毒瘾。
    佢十五歲就染上毒癮。
    keoi5 sap6 ng5 seoi3 zau3 jim5 soeng5 duk6 jan5
    • By the age of 15, he was addicted to drugs.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    但凡沾染上这一话题的公司，无不备受人们的口诛笔伐。
    但凡沾染上這一話題的公司，無不備受人們的口誅筆伐。
    dàn fán zhān rǎn shàng zhè yī huà tí de gōng sī ， wú bù bèi shòu rén men de kǒu zhū bǐ fá ．
    • Any company that was involved in this topic would be strongly condemned by the general public.