au2 hyut3嘔血呕血

Jyutpingau2 hyut3

Yaleáu hyut

形容詞Rare

Definition

To feel extremely exhausted, worn out, or angry.

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How it's used

Expresses extreme frustration or physical exhaustion caused by a specific situation or person. It conveys a sense of being pushed to one's absolute limit, often implying that the speaker has no energy left to deal with the stress. While it literally refers to vomiting blood, it is used metaphorically to describe a state of being mentally drained or deeply annoyed.

Examples

le1呢fan2份bou3報gou3告se2寫dou3到ngo5我au2嘔hyut3血aa4呀。

Writing this report is absolutely killing me.

nei5你jau6又ci4遲dou3到，zan1真hai6係gaau2搞dou3到ngo5我au2嘔hyut3血。

You're late again, it's really making me lose my mind.

Common phrases

gik1激dou3到au2嘔hyut3血

to be so angry that one feels like vomiting blood

zou6做dou3到au2嘔hyut3血

to be worked to the bone

Common mistake

Do not use this to describe actual medical conditions or physical illness, as it is strictly a metaphorical expression for emotional or mental strain. Using it to describe a literal health issue would be confusing and inappropriate.