粵

忍jan2無mou4可ho2忍jan2

simp忍无可忍
jan2 mou4 ho2 jan2rěn wú kě rěn

English

  1. more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience
  2. to be driven beyond the limit of forbearance; to the end of one's patience
  3. the last straw

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 超越可以忍受嘅程度

Examples

  • 佢經常遲到,我已經忍無可忍,唔會再等佢。

    I can't bear his regular lateness and I won't wait for him anymore.

  • 我忍无可忍了。

    I cannot stomach it.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 这些话,他听过不止一次,唯其不止一次,才忍无可忍。

    He’d heard this more than once, but once was once more than he could bear.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

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

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