飛起

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Chinese

to fly to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (飛起)
simp. (飞起)
anagram 起飛起飞
Literally: “to fly up”.

Pronunciation


Verb

飛起

  1. (Cantonese, figurative) to be extreme
    飛起飞起 [Cantonese]  ―  ok3 dou3 fei1 hei2   ―  extremely fierce
    老豆飛起 [Cantonese, trad.]
    老豆飞起 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 lou5 dau6 sat6 daa2 dou3 keoi5 fei1 hei2.
    His dad is surely going to beat him up badly.

Usage notes

Usually used as a complement after a verb or adjective and (dou3). When used in this construction, it can be translated as "extremely", "awfully", "terribly" or "badly".

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