Catchword: heatiness

Filed under: English, Malaysia, Singapore, Health

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: Ron-Nai is what the Chinese call “re-qi” which is roughtly translated as “heatiness” which is a term widely used by Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese.…Food that is typically known as “heaty” will include fried food, food high in fat content and certain fruits such as Jack-fruit. Heatiness will cover a whole spectrum of symptoms from indigestion, mouth ulcers and feelling febrile. It may also cause halithosis. The opposite spectrum is “cooling” food which includes fruits such as water-melon and a variety of herbs to counter heatiness such as Chrysantemum tea, etc. Too much cooling food may cause cough and abdominal pain.

Article or document title:
“Re: What does “Ron nai” translate to” (URL)

Author:
““kan” ”

(This author is either a pseudonym or is not clearly named in the original source.)

Article, document, publication, web site:
Usenet: soc.culture.thai

Date of publication:
Oct. 21, 2001

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