"phlegm" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 痰

Definition

一種厚重黏稠的黏液，通常在感冒或呼吸道感染時在喉嚨或肺部產生。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是醫學及正式語境的詞，專指來自喉嚨或肺部的黏液，不包括鼻水。在健康及醫院場合常見。

Examples

She coughed up thick phlegm when she was sick.

她生病時咳出了濃厚的**痰**。

Too much phlegm can make it hard to breathe.

太多的**痰**會讓呼吸變得困難。

Drinking warm water helps to clear phlegm.

喝溫水有助於清除**痰**。

If you notice green phlegm, you should see a doctor.

如果你發現**痰**是綠色的，應該去看醫生。

He kept clearing his throat because he had phlegm stuck.

他總是在清喉嚨，因為有**痰**卡住了。

All this coughing is making me spit up phlegm every few minutes.

一直咳嗽讓我每隔幾分鐘就要吐**痰**。