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Jyutping tiu4 lei5
Pinyin tiáo lǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to nurse one's health
  2. to recuperate
  3. to take care of
  4. to look after
  5. to discipline
  6. to educate
  7. to train
  8. to prepare food
  9. (dialect) to make fun of
  10. (medicine) to opsonize
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    令身​體回​復​健康
    to nurse one's health; to recuperate
    • 調理一下身體
      调理一下身体
      tiu4 lei5 jat1 haa5 san1 tai2
      to nurse oneself back to health
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to nurse one's health; to recuperate
    (syn.) 調養, 调养
  2. verb
    to prepare food
  3. verb
    to look after; to take care of
    (syn.) 呵護, 照應, 關照, 观顾, 照料, 照顾, 理論, 照顧, 觀顧, 关照, 招呼, 照拂, 呵护, 照理, 照应, 看管, 照管, 理论, 照看
  4. verb
    to discipline; to train; to educate
    (syn.) 管教, 調教, 调教
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    食物调理机往往比搅拌机短和宽。
    食物調理機往往比攪拌機短和寬。
    shí wù tiáo lǐ jī wǎng wǎng bǐ jiǎo bàn jī duǎn hé kuān 。
    • Food processors tend to be shorter and wider than blenders.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    调理一下身体
    調理一下身體
    tiu4 lei5 jat1 haa5 san1 tai2
    • to nurse oneself back to health
  2. Cantonese
    佢早晚都做半个钟头气功调理身体。
    佢早晚都做半個鐘頭氣功調理身體。
    • He practices Qigong for half an hour every morning and night to keep fit.