嘔au2心sam1瀝lik1血hyut3

simp呕心沥血

au2 sam1 lik1 hyut3ǒu xīn lì xuè

English

lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)
to make a painstaking effort towards; to go to great lengths to; to put one's heart into; to give one's all
to work one's heart out
blood, sweat and tears

粵語 — Cantonese

付出大量心血

Examples

導演為咗佢部電影嘔心瀝血，希望電影能夠鼓勵到香港人。
The director put his heart into this film and hoped it would inspire Hongkongers.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

Report an issue