sam1 dou1 sat6心都實心都实
Jyutpingsam1 dou1 sat6
Yalesām dōu saht
Definition
Disappointed, unhappy, and heavy-hearted.
colloquialemotion
How it's used
Describes a heavy, sinking feeling in the chest caused by disappointment or bad news. It captures a sense of being emotionally blocked or unable to process sadness, often implying a state of quiet dejection rather than outward crying.
Examples
Seeing such bad grades, I feel really disappointed.
Are you feeling down? Why are you unhappy?
Related words
Common phrases
feeling completely disappointed
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with physical chest pain or heart conditions. It is strictly for emotional states and should not be used to describe medical symptoms.
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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.
