fo2 geng2火頸火颈
Jyutpingfo2 geng2
Yalefó géng
Definition
Prone to anger; easily angered or hot-tempered.
colloquialemotionpeople
How it's used
Describes someone who has a short fuse and reacts aggressively or impatiently to minor provocations. It carries a slightly informal, descriptive tone often used when complaining about a colleague or family member's volatile personality.
Examples
He is very hot-tempered, he loses his temper after just a few words.
Related words
Common phrases
hot-tempered personality
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with literal heat or fire. It is strictly used to describe a personality trait and cannot be used to describe a physical object that is hot.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
