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Jyutping siu1 zung2
Pinyin xiāo zhǒng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to reduce swelling
  2. detumescence
  3. (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    減少​水腫
    to reduce edema
    • 我想減少月經期間水腫問題。
      我想减少月经期间水肿问题。
      I want to reduce edema during menstruation.
  2. 動詞
    減少​血腫
    to reduce hematoma
    • 你隻腳骨折,我地而家要消腫先。
      你只脚骨折,我地而家要消肿先。
      your leg is broken, we have to reduce the hematoma now.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to reduce swelling
  2. verb, Mainland-China, figuratively
    to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc.)
  3. verb, of swelling
    to subside
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你只脚骨折,我地而家要消肿先。
    你隻腳骨折,我地而家要消腫先。
    • your leg is broken, we have to reduce the hematoma now.