粵

撒saat3野je5

saat3 je5sā yě

English

  1. to display shockingly bad behavior
  2. to behave atrociously
  3. to vent anger

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 發脾氣;發狼戾;發泄怒氣

Examples

  • 傑克,不要那麼撒野。

    Don't be so wild, Jack.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 你喺條街度發狼戾,俾人笑呀。

    你在街上撒野,會被笑的。 (nei5 zoi6 gaai1 soeng6 saat3 je5, wui5 bei6 siu3 dik1.)

    People would laugh at you if you vent the anger on street.

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

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