粵

令ling6人jan4咋zaa3舌sit3

ling6 jan4 zaa3 sit3ling6 jan4 zaa3 sit6lìng rén zǎ shéinferred

English

  1. make one speechless or dumbstruck, usually pejorative

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 咋舌原本指咬住條脷,形容令人驚訝或者驚到講唔出聲,一般貶義

Examples

  • 佢嘅所作所為令人咋舌。

    All the things she has done are utterly outrageous.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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