一殼眼淚
simp一壳眼泪jat1 hok3 ngaan5 leoi6yī ké yǎn lèi
English
- feeling of sadness; literally 'a scoop of tears'
- to be tearful and distraught; to suffer a tragedy; to be emotionally devastated; literally: a dipper of tears
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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