半粒荔枝
bun3 nap1 lai6 zi1bàn lì lì zhīinferred
English
- A proverb that means to be extremely angry, or to be filled with rage. Literally: half a lychee. It is derived from a related proverb "one lychee is three burning torches", which is a metaphor for lychee being very "heaty" in traditional Chinese food therapy.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 歇後語：把幾火
Examples
講起我就半粒荔枝，我家姐…
I get furious whenever I talk about it. My sister....
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk