ce2 fo2扯火
Jyutpingce2 fo2
Yaleché fó
Definition
To get angry or lose one's temper.
colloquialemotion
How it's used
Describes a sudden flare up of temper or intense irritation that feels like a fire igniting inside. It is often used to describe someone who is easily provoked or currently in a state of high agitation. The imagery is visceral, suggesting the person has reached a boiling point.
Examples
Why are you getting agitated all of a sudden?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a long term personality trait like being a grumpy person. It specifically refers to the act of becoming angry or the state of being currently riled up.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
