多喝熱水

Chinese

		many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-	to drink; to shout; to shout applause	hot water; to heat up water
trad. (多喝熱水)		多	喝	熱水
simp. (多喝热水)		多	喝	热水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duō hē rèshuǐ
(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄛㄏㄜㄖㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: duō hē rèshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄛㄏㄜㄖㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duo he rehshoei
  - IPA ^(key): /tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phrase

多喝熱水

Drink more hot water. / Drink plenty of hot water.

Usage notes

This is a generic advice given to one who is sick. It is now a humorous and sometimes sarcastic phrase, particularly loathed by girls who routinely receive this clichéd “advice” from their boyfriends, partners, or guys they fancy, etc., to whom they had just complained of their symptoms or discomforts.

Hot water is considered therapeutic in Chinese culture, believed to have the ability to clear the body of toxins, alleviate disease symptoms and accelerate the recovery process.