吃醋
also written喫醋hek3 cou3chī cù
English
- to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)
- to be jealous; literally, to eat vinegar
粵語 — Cantonese
- 因為妒忌某人對其他人嘅關愛同照顧而產生負面情緒,甚至心懷惡意
Examples
他跟其他女生說話我會吃醋。
I get jealous when he talks to other girls.
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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk