鼓gu2起hei2泡paau1腮soi1

gu2 hei2 paau1 soi1gǔ qǐ pào sāi

English

literally: to blow out one's cheek; describes when someone is angry or troubled
distressed
miserable
to show one's displeasure; literally: to puff out one's checks

粵語 — Cantonese

將面嘅兩側（腮）谷脹，指唔開心、有心事

Examples

做咩鼓起泡腮呀？有咩可以同我講喎。
Why puffing out your cheeks (=why the long face)? You can tell me anything.

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

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