vomit blood
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English:
vomit
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blood
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Hokkien:
吐血
poj:
thò͘-huih
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Cantonese:
呕血
嘔血
jyutping:
au2 hyut3
Detailed etymology
definitions
verb
- (figurative) to become overwhelmed by extreme frustration, infuriation, shock, aggravation, etc.
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
- (figurative) extremely frustrating; infuriating; shocking; aggravating
interjection
- (figurative) used to express that something is extremely frustrating, infuriating, shocking, aggravating, etc.