渴市
hot3 si5kě shì
English
- a situation where demand exceeds supply
- literally, having a thirst for something in the market; figuratively, rare; short in supply; supply exceeds demand
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一樣貨物喺市場需求好大,出現供不應求嘅情況
Examples
沙士期間,口罩非常渴市。
During SARS, the demand for masks was so huge that they ran short in supply.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk