gik1 can1激親激亲
Jyutpinggik1 can1
Yalegīk chān
Definition
To be provoked or annoyed, and feel angry as a result.
colloquialemotion
How it's used
This verb is a resultative construction where the second character acts as the complement of result. It specifically describes the state of being emotionally triggered or upset by someone else's actions. It is almost exclusively used in informal settings when venting frustration to friends or family.
Examples
He never listens to me, he really makes me so angry.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 激嬲, which is the active verb meaning to provoke or make someone angry. 激親 focuses on the passive experience of being the one who feels the anger, similar to being offended or triggered.
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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.
