口沫橫飛
simp口沫横飞hau2 mut6 waang4 fei1kǒu mò héng fēi
English
- to speak vehemently; to express oneself with great passion
- spittle flying from lips
- figuratively, to talk freely and fluently
粵語 — Cantonese
- 口水四圍噴
- 比喻高談闊論，暢快噉談論
Examples
佢太緊張咬字，口沫橫飛都冇察覺。
Caring too much about his pronunciation, he did not notice that his spittle was flying from his lips. ----
講到自己嘅專業領域，佢就口沫橫飛，滔滔不絕。
When talking about his own expertise, he keeps speaking freely.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk