泣jap1不bat1成sing4聲sing1

simp泣不成声

jap1 bat1 sing4 sing1qì bù chéng shēng

English

(idiom) unable to speak through tears; sobbing uncontrollably
to break down in tears; to sob
to choke with sobs

粵語 — Cantonese

喊得太犀利，講嘢都講唔到

Examples

他刚进房间，她就泣不成声了。
Hardly had he entered the room, when she burst into tears.
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听到这个悲伤的消息，她泣不成声。
Hearing the sad news, she collapsed in tears.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
佢交通意外之後仍然好鎮定，不過一見到媽媽就即刻泣不成聲。
He was calm after the accident. But when he saw mum he was choked with sobs.

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

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