戒毒

Mandarin · pinyin jiè dú

Meanings

  1. to kick a drug habit
  2. to abstain from drugs
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戒
jiè · warn, caution, admonish
毒
dú · poison, venom; poisonous
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4–2 · jie4 du2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaai3 duk6

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verb

  1. to abstain from narcotics; to detoxify from drugs; to treat drug addiction

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