牙ngaa4痛tung3噉gam2聲seng1

simp牙痛啖声

ngaa4 tung3 gam2 seng1yá tòng dàn shēng

English

to be unwilling to do something when asked; to whine and moan
to be unwilling or reluctant to do something; literally, to sound like a toothache

粵語 — Cantonese

比喻一個人非常唔想做一樣嘢

Examples

佢好唔鍾意去應酬，一俾人叫去食飯就牙痛咁聲。
He really hates socializing, and will squirm and moan in reluctance when told to do so.

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

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