粵

渴hot3市si5

hot3 si5kě shì

English

  1. a situation where demand exceeds supply
  2. literally, having a thirst for something in the market; figuratively, rare; short in supply; supply exceeds demand

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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