甩肺
Chinese
fling | lung | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (甩肺) | 甩 | 肺 | |
simp. #(甩肺) | 甩 | 肺 | |
Literally: “to drop one's lungs out”. |
Pronunciation
Verb
甩肺
- Used (usually with 到) after a verb or adjective to describe its severity or intensity.
- 咳到甩肺 [Cantonese] ― kat1 dou3 lat1 fai3 [Jyutping] ― to cough badly (literally, “to cough one's lungs out”)
- 凍到甩肺/冻到甩肺 [Cantonese] ― dung3 dou3 lat1 fai3 [Jyutping] ― extremely cold