faat3 pei4 hei3發脾氣发脾气
Jyutpingfaat3 pei4 hei3
Yalefaat pèih hei
Definition
To lose one's temper, fly into a rage, or show anger out of frustration.
colloquialemotionpeople
How it's used
Focus on the loss of emotional control rather than just the act of being angry. It implies a visible, often disruptive display of frustration that affects the people around the speaker. It is frequently used to describe someone who is being unreasonable or childish in their reaction to a situation.
Examples
Why are you losing your temper for no reason?
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Common phrases
to lose one's temper indiscriminately
to lose one's temper and scold others
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 嬲, which is the state of being angry. 發脾氣 describes the outward expression or the act of throwing a tantrum, whereas 嬲 is the internal feeling.
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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.
