粵

一jat1殼hok3眼ngaan5淚leoi6

simp一壳眼泪
jat1 hok3 ngaan5 leoi6yī ké yǎn lèi

English

  1. feeling of sadness; literally 'a scoop of tears'
  2. to be tearful and distraught; to suffer a tragedy; to be emotionally devastated; literally: a dipper of tears

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喊得好厲害、流咗好多眼淚,形容非常傷心、或受到重大挫敗

Examples

  • 上次股災輸咗我成百萬,真係一殼眼淚。

    The last time the stock market crashed I lost nearly a million. I was absolutely devastated.

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

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