ce2 saai3 fo2扯晒火
Jyutpingce2 saai3 fo2
Yaleché saai fó
Definition
To get extremely angry, furious, or lose one's temper.
colloquialemotion
How it's used
Describes a sudden, intense flare-up of temper, similar to a fire igniting. It implies a visible or audible reaction, rather than just feeling annoyed internally. It is often used to describe someone who loses their cool quickly when provoked.
Examples
He got really angry the moment he saw the customer being so unreasonable.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a state of long-term resentment or cold anger, as it specifically refers to the moment of explosion or the peak of a heated argument.
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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.
