粵

焗guk6蟹haai5

guk6 haai5jú xièinferred

English

  1. to purse one's lips to suppress laughter; to barely keep a straight face on funny things; literally, to bake crab

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 忍笑;合緊雙唇強忍笑意,仍難掩口中咕咕作響,就好似蓋上鑊監生焗蟹,難掩蟹響鑊中掙扎嘅聲

Examples

  • 求先個配角一出場就爆肚,搞到成班演員響個台度焗蟹,幾鬼搞笑。

    The supporting actor just improvised a line, everyone on set tried not to laugh. It was so hilariously funny.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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