牙ngaa4煙jin1

English

1. (adjective) risky; dangerous; unsafe; hazardous
2. spine-chilling; hair-raising; used to express one's fear when facing or witnessing some potential danger

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 眼前見到、遇到可能會發生嘅危險而覺得驚險

Examples

• 真係睇見你都覺得牙煙呀！

  It's spine-chilling just looking at you doing that!

• 你將隻杯放喺枱邊好牙煙㗎！

  It is dangerous for you to put the cup at the edge of the table.

• 聽到呢單新聞我起晒雞皮，點解會有啲咁牙煙嘅嘢噶？

  When I hear the news, I get goose bumps. How could there be such a dangerous thing?

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