粵

心sam1急gap1如jyu4焚fan4

sam1 gap1 jyu4 fan4xīn jí rú fén

English

  1. (idiom) burning with anxiety; extremely anxious or impatient
  2. very anxious; burning with impatience
  3. to be very worried

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 心急到好似畀火燒

Examples

  • 個仔仲未返屋企,佢心急如焚。

    Since his child has not returned home, he is very worried.

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

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