faat3 gai1 wan1發雞瘟发鸡瘟
Jyutpingfaat3 gai1 wan1
Yalefaat gāi wān
Definition
To act listless, dazed, or absent-minded, resembling a sick chicken.
colloquialpeopleemotion
How it's used
Describes someone behaving in an irrational, moody, or temperamental way, similar to a child throwing a tantrum. It implies the person is acting out without a clear or logical cause, often making others around them feel uncomfortable or annoyed. The term is strictly informal and carries a slightly dismissive or mocking tone.
Examples
He is having another tantrum, just ignore him.
Why are you throwing a fit for no reason?
Related words
Common phrases
throwing a tantrum for no reason
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe someone who is actually physically ill, as it refers exclusively to behavioral outbursts. It is also not used for serious anger or rage, but rather for petty or inexplicable mood swings.
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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.
