心急如焚 (sam1 gap1 jyu4 fan4) — very anxious; burning with impatience in Cantonese
samˉ¹心gapˉ¹急jyuˎ₄如fanˎ₄焚Mandarin Pinyin: xin1 ji2 ru2 fen2
Meaning of 心急如焚
nounvery anxious; burning with impatience
Example Sentences with 心急如焚
keoiˏ₅佢samˉ¹心gapˉ¹急jyuˎ₄如fanˎ₄焚
He is extremely anxious.
ngoˏ₅我samˉ¹心gapˉ¹急jyuˎ₄如fanˎ₄焚
I'm desperately worried.
gin˗₃見keoiˏ₅佢gam˗₃咁samˉ¹心gapˉ¹急jyuˎ₄如fanˎ₄焚
Seeing him so anxious...
keoiˏ₅佢samˉ¹心gapˉ¹急jyuˎ₄如fanˎ₄焚dangˊ²等ganˊ²緊
He's anxiously waiting.
gapˉ¹急dou˗₃到samˉ¹心gapˉ¹急jyuˎ₄如fanˎ₄焚
So anxious it's burning.
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