粵

心sam1喐juk1喐juk1

sam1 juk1 juk1xīn yù yù

English

  1. to be ready, prepared, eager to
  2. touched; in love with; have ants in the pants
  3. to have a slight desire, often temporarily repressed or unfulfilled due to indecision, to do something

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 心動,心思思,心痕
  2. 有少少心癢難搔;有少少想做一樣嘢,但又未決定到做唔做,或者暫時忍住唔做

Examples

  • 佢一見到扭蛋機就心喐喐。

    He gets ants in his pants whenever he sees a gashapon machine.

  • 頭先喺街到見到條好靚嘅裙,心郁郁想買,但係一見到個價錢牌,就即刻掉頭走。

    Just now, I saw a beautiful dress in a mall and was hesitating whether to buy it or not. But then I saw the price tag and immediately walked away.

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

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