粵

咋zaa3舌sit3

zaa3 sit3zaa3 sit6zé shé

English

  1. (literary) to be speechless
  2. (usually derogatory) astonished

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 驚訝。通常含貶義

Examples

  • 令人咋舌

    to astonish someone

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

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