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發燒

faat3 siu1

fa1 shao1

[1] to have a temperature; to run a temperature; to have a fever; to run a fever; high fever; heat; temperature [2] (prefix) pyret-; pyreto-

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 1,780,000

發燒 / 发烧

發 faat3 fa1 bo1 - send out, launch; to become; uncover
燒 siu1 shao1 shao4 - roast

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我有發燒同頭痛粵 edit
I have a temperature and headache.

我又發燒又頭痛粵 edit
I have a temperature and headache.

琴日都好地地嘅，今日就發燒囉。粵 edit
It was all fine yesterday; the fever just came up today.

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

This word was added by claw on 19th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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