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Yalechou
Definition
Hot-tempered; irritable and easy to get angry.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on a person's volatile temperament or a state of being easily agitated. It is frequently used in the phrase 躁底 to describe someone who has a naturally short fuse. Unlike formal terms for anger, this carries a strong sense of impatience and irritability.
Examples
Why are you so hot-tempered? Calm down first.
He is very hot-tempered and gets angry over the smallest things.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 燥, which is often used in the context of traditional Chinese medicine to describe a 'heaty' body constitution. While they share similar sounds, 躁 refers to personality and behavior, whereas 燥 refers to physical health or climate.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
