How to Say ‘Gastroenteritis’ in Traditional Chinese
腸胃炎
cháng wèi yán
[chángwèiyán]
💬 Usage Tip: The word breaks down as 腸 "intestines" + 胃 "stomach" + 炎 "inflammation". Many illness names end in 炎 the same way, such as 肺炎 "pneumonia".
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Taiwanese doctors say this diagnosis very often for stomach complaints. It's commonly treated with a few days of medicine rather than further tests.
Phrase Breakdown
腸胃炎
cháng wèi yán
[chángwèiyán]
gastroenteritis; stomach flu
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines; a common diagnosis.
他得了腸胃炎。
He got gastroenteritis.
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