「嘔」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: au2
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to vomit; to throw up; to puke
    (Cant.) 我ngo5想soeng2嘔au2。
    (Eng.) I want to throw up.
    (Cant.) 個go3啤bi4啤bi1嘔au2奶naai5。
    (Eng.) The baby is vomiting milk.

  • to finish extremely huge workload in a strained manner
    (Cant.) 我ngo5十sap6二ji6點dim2之zi1前cin4要jiu3嘔au2篇pin1五ng5千cin1字zi6嘅ge3文man2,食sik6飯faan6唔m4使sai2預jyu6我ngo5喇laa3。
    (Eng.) I have to finish a 5000-word essay by 12, don't count me in for the dinner.

  • to suffer a financial loss; to compensate, redeem or offset
    (Cant.) 我ngo5唔m4敢gam2用jung6啲di1錢cin2,驚geng1到dou3時si4要jiu3嘔au2返faan1出ceot1嚟lai4。
    (Eng.) I dare not spend the money, as I worry that I may have to compensate in the future.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5貪taam1勝sing3不bat1知zi1輸syu1,結git3果gwo2嘔au2多do1幾gei2皮pei4出ceot1嚟lai4。
    (Eng.) After gaining a profit in the first trial, he soon ignored risks and thus suffered a net loss of tens of thousand dollars.

See also: 嘔吐
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