vomit blood

English:

vomit

+

blood

Hokkien:

吐血

poj:

thò͘-huih

Cantonese:

呕血

jyutping:

au2 hyut3

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definitions

verb

  1. (figurative) to become overwhelmed by extreme frustration, infuriation, shock, aggravation, etc.
  2. Kani nah. Just thinking about Ah Long coming back and getting to sit in some air-con office, planning the family business's future while Ah Meng sweated his balls off at the kelong, made him want to vomit blood.

    — 2014, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan. Singapore Noir. Akashic Books. ISBN: 9781617752353. p.90

    That forced the court interpreter to repeat the questions again and again.
    He finally asked Peh: "You want me to vomit blood, is it?"

    — 1997 November 11. The New Paper, "BOH SIA?". p.10


adjective

  1. (figurative) extremely frustrating; infuriating; shocking; aggravating

interjection

  1. (figurative) used to express that something is extremely frustrating, infuriating, shocking, aggravating, etc.