退化 [－－]

Jyutping teoi3 faa3
Pinyin tuì huà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to degenerate
  2. atrophy
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    身體​因為​時間​而​功能​衰退
    (biology) to deteriorate; to retrograde
    • 腦退化症
      脑退化症
      nou5 teoi3 faa3 zing3
      dementia
    • 呢排婆婆隻眼退化得好犀利，視力得返3成咋。
      呢排婆婆只眼退化得好犀利，视力得返3成咋。
      ni1 paai2 po4 po2 zek3 ngaan5 teoi3 faa3 dak3 hou2 sai1 lei6, si6 lik6 dak1 faan1 saam1 sing4 zaa3
      Lately gran-gran's eye has gotten a lot worse; she has just 30% of her vision left.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to degenerate; to atrophy
    (syn.) 老化
  2. verb
    to deteriorate; to worsen; to decline; to fall; to drop
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    进化、退化
    進化、退化
    • to evolve, to degenerate
  2. Cantonese
    退化性关节炎
    退化性關節炎
    teoi3 faa3 sing3 gwaan1 zit3 jim4
    • osteoarthritis
  3. Cantonese
    我阿爷阿嫲冇脑退化呀，仲好精灵。
    我阿爺阿嫲冇腦退化呀，仲好精靈。
    ngo5 aa3 je4 aa3 maa4 mou5 nou5 teoi3 faa3 aa3, zung6 hou2 zing1 ling1.
    • My grandparents don't have Alzheimer's. They're still very smart.
  4. Cantonese
    脑退化症
    腦退化症
    nou5 teoi3 faa3 zing3
    • dementia
  5. Cantonese
    呢排婆婆只眼退化得好犀利，视力得返3成咋。
    呢排婆婆隻眼退化得好犀利，視力得返3成咋。
    ni1 paai2 po4 po2 zek3 ngaan5 teoi3 faa3 dak3 hou2 sai1 lei6, si6 lik6 dak1 faan1 saam1 sing4 zaa3
    • Lately gran-gran's eye has gotten a lot worse; she has just 30% of her vision left.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    青年人不比我们弱。老年人有经验，当然强，但生理机能在逐渐退化，眼睛耳朵不那么灵了，手脚也不如青年敏捷，这是自然规律。
    青年人不比我們弱。老年人有經驗，當然強，但生理機能在逐漸退化，眼睛耳朵不那麼靈了，手腳也不如青年敏捷，這是自然規律。
    qīng nián rén bù bǐ wǒ men ruò ． lǎo nián rén yǒu jīng yàn ， dāng rán qiáng ， dàn shēng lǐ jī néng zài zhú jiàn tuì huà ， yǎn jing ěr duo bù nà me líng le ， shǒu jiǎo yě bù rú qīng nián mǐn jié ， zhè shì zì rán guī lǜ ．
    • The young are not our inferiors. Old people have more experience, which of course is a strong point, but on the other hand their physical powers are declining, their eyesight and hearing are not so sharp as before and their limbs not so agile as those of the young. This is a law of nature.