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糖
衣
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Jyutping
tong4 ji1
Pinyin
táng yī
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
frosting or icing (on cakes etc)
sugarcoating
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
一層有甜味嘅外殼;內餡通常係苦嘅(量詞:層)
sugar-coating; the filling is usually bitter
糖衣毒藥
糖衣毒药
tong4 ji1 duk6 joek6
sugar-coated poison
呢隻藥有糖衣㗎喎,小朋友都食到!
呢只药有糖衣㗎㖞,小朋友都食到!
ni1 zek3 joek6 jau5 tong4 ji1 gaa3 wo3, siu2 pang4 jau5 dou1 sik6 dou2.
These pills are sugar-coated so children are willing to eat.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
sugar coating
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
好多人都会因为可以羸钱而赌博,但系就冇谂过呢个系糖衣毒药,令佢地患上赌瘾。
好多人都會因為可以羸錢而賭博,但係就冇諗過呢個係糖衣毒藥,令佢地患上賭癮。
hou2 do1 jan4 dou1 wui5 jan1 wai6 ho2 ji5 jeng4 cin2 ji4 dou2 bok3, daan6 hai6 zau6 mou5 nam2 gwo3 ni1 go3 hai6 tong4 ji1 duk6 joek6, ling6 keoi5 dei6 jim5 soeng5 duk6 jan5.
People are satisfied when they can win in gambling, but never concern that such pleasure may get them into addiction.
Cantonese
糖衣毒药
糖衣毒藥
tong4 ji1 duk6 joek6
sugar-coated poison
Cantonese
呢只药有糖衣㗎㖞,小朋友都食到!
呢隻藥有糖衣㗎喎,小朋友都食到!
ni1 zek3 joek6 jau5 tong4 ji1 gaa3 wo3, siu2 pang4 jau5 dou1 sik6 dou2.
These pills are sugar-coated so children are willing to eat.
Cantonese
糖衣
糖衣
tong4 ji1
sugar coating
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
糖衣
糖衣
táng yī
sugar coating