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發faat3茅maau4

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faat3 maau4fā máo

English

  1. panic
  2. act atrociously
  3. to act recklessly because of anger, to lose temper
  4. to be very desperate for something

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指人因為嬲而表現得衝動魯莽。
  2. 或指為咗得到某啲嘢,不顧一切、不擇手段咁去做

Examples

  • 唔見咗嘢咪慢慢揾囉,發茅都無用㗎。

    If you can't find something you need to search with patience, acting recklessly gives no help at all. ----

  • 佢一到考試前一個月就會發晒茅係咁温書。

    He studies extremely hard a month before every examination.

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

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