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害喜

害喜

Chinese

 
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
 
to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
simp. and trad.
(害喜)

Noun

害喜

  1. nausea, vomiting or food cravings accompanied by pregnancy; morning sickness

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 害喜 (“unwellness during pregnancy”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 害喜
Mandarin Beijing 害喜、害口、孕吐
Tianjin 害口、害喜
Wuhan 害伢
Nanjing 害娃兒
Cantonese Guangzhou 漚仔
Hong Kong 漚仔
Hakka Meixian 發子
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 發子
Liudui (S. Sixian) 發子、擐人
Hsinchu (Hailu) 發子
Dongshi (Dabu) 病子
Zhuolan (Raoping) 發子
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 病子
Hui Shexian 害兒
Min Dong Fuzhou 病囝
Min Nan Quanzhou 病囝
Xiamen 病囝
Zhangzhou 病囝