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This is a list of survival in Cantonese. Helpful in an emergency and can be a life saver. We are including both words and sentences at the bottom.
Headache: 頭痛 tóutòng |
Stomach ache: 胃痛 wèitòng |
Medicines: 藥物 yàowù |
Pharmacy: 藥房 yàofáng |
Doctor: 醫生 yīshēng |
Ambulance: 救護車 jiùhù chē |
Hospital: 醫院 yīyuàn |
Help me: 幫我 bāng wǒ |
Poison: 毒藥 dúyào |
Accident: 意外 yìwài |
Police: 警察 jǐngchá |
Danger: 危險 wéixiǎn |
Stroke: 中風 zhòngfēng |
Heart attack: 心臟病發 xīnzàng bìng fā |
Asthma: 哮喘 xiāochuǎn |
Allergy: 敏感 mǐngǎn |
These phrases deal with different types of emergencies. We recommend memorizing them in case you need them for yourself or to help someone.
Call the police!: 叫警察! jiào jǐngchá! |
Call a doctor!: 叫醫生! Jiào yīshēng! |
Call the ambulance!: 叫白車! Jiào bái chē! |
I feel sick: 我唔舒服。 Wǒ wú shūfú. |
Where is the closest pharmacy?: 最近嘅藥房係邊度? Zuìjìn kǎi yàofáng xì biān dù? |
It hurts here: 呢度好痛。 Ne dù hǎo tòng. |
Are you okay?: 你無事嗎? Nǐ wúshì ma? |
It's urgent!: 係緊急嘅! Xì jǐnjí kǎi! |
Calm down!: 冷靜啲! Lěngjìng dì! |
Stop!: 停! Tíng! |
Fire!: 火燭呀! Huǒzhú ya! |
Thief!: 有賊! Yǒu zéi! |
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