粵

猴hau4急gap1

hau4 gap1hóu jí

English

  1. impatient
  2. to be in a rush (to do sth)
  3. anxious
  4. fretful
  5. agitated
  6. impatient

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容做嘢嘅節奏太快
  2. 形容人急躁,好容易唔耐煩,亦都容易衝動

Examples

  • 別那麼猴急,年輕人。

    Hold your horses, young man.

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  • 唔好咁喉急,慢慢食喇!

    Do be so impatient, eat the meal slowly. ----

  • 咁喉急做乜?架巴士都未到。

    Why should we hurry? The bus is not yet here.

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

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