How to Say ‘Lactose intolerant’ in Traditional Chinese
乳糖不耐
rǔ táng bù nài
[roo tahng boo nai]
💬 Usage Tip: [乳糖不耐] is short for [乳糖不耐症], and in everyday speech people often drop the final [症]. You can understand it as 'lactose intolerant' rather than needing a full medical-sounding term.
Phrase Breakdown
乳糖
rǔ táng
[roo tahng]
lactose
The sugar found in milk and dairy products.
有乳糖不耐的人通常會避免乳糖太高的飲料。
People with lactose intolerance usually avoid drinks with too much lactose.
不耐
bù nài
[boo nai]
intolerant; unable to tolerate
Means the body cannot tolerate something well. Here it refers to difficulty digesting lactose.
我對牛奶有點不耐，所以想換燕麥奶。
I'm a little intolerant of milk, so I'd like to switch to oat milk.
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