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粵語辭叢

嘔心

au2 sam1included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
01

核突,令人厭惡到作嘔嘅地步。 (disgusting, revolting, repulsive, so obnoxious that makes somebody vomit)

形容詞

Examples

佢講嘅説話好嘔心。

keoi5 gong2 ge3 syut3 waa6 hou2 au2 sam1.

What he said was really disgusting.

02

俾咗好多心機落去,特別形容一啲藝術作品。嘔心瀝血。 (exerting one's utmost effort, esp. in artistic works)

Examples

嘔心之作

au2 sam1 zi1 zok3

a piece of work which embodies one's utmost effort

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /ɐu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

01

to exert one's utmost effort

02

to feel sick; to have nausea

03

disgusting; revolting