粵

聲sing1嘶sai1力lik6竭kit3

simp声嘶力竭
sing1 sai1 lik6 kit3shēng sī lì jié

English

  1. to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
  2. hoarse and exhausted

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 嗌到聲到爛埋,冇晒氣力

Examples

  • 他聲嘶力竭地叫道:「這場仗,我們不可以輸!」

    He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 返到屋企打開門口,佢個仔已經聲嘶力竭咁喊。

    When he arrived home and opened the door, his son was already crying himself hoarse.

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

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