粵

玻bo1璃lei1心sam1

bo1 lei1 sam1bō li xīn

English

  1. (slang) overly sensitive
  2. to describe a "snowflake" i.e. someone who is too sensitive or easily triggered by small issues; literally: glass heart
  3. a fragile heart; literally: a heart made of glass
  4. butthurt

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 過度敏感或容易感到被冒犯
  2. 脆弱嘅心靈

Examples

  • 嘩咁玻璃心嘅你,講少少嘢就咁敏感。

    You are such a snowflake that you are so easily triggered by these trivial issues.

  • 你唔好咁講嘢啦,你會傷到佢個玻璃心㗎。

    Don't say that; you might hurt her easily-offended feelings.

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

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