guk1 hei3掬氣掬气
Jyutpingguk1 hei3
Yalegūk hei
Definition
To feel pent-up, resentful, and suffocated by anger or injustice.
colloquialemotion
How it's used
Expresses a specific type of internal frustration that arises from feeling unfairly treated or suppressed. It captures the feeling of having to swallow one's anger because the situation is beyond one's control. Unlike simple anger, this term implies a lingering, heavy sense of grievance.
Examples
He targets me all the time, it is really frustrating and resentful.
Why are you feeling so resentful? If something is bothering you, just say it.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general anger or sadness, but it specifically carries the nuance of being wronged or stifled by someone or something else. It is not used for simple annoyance at inanimate objects.
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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.
