可惱也

From Mandarin 可惱也 / 可恼也 (kěnǎo yě). Originally used in Cantonese opera, which was originally performed in Mandarin.

可惱也

1. (Cantonese, dated) irritating; infuriating; ridiculous
   • 1996, 先知, “暢言欄：「肺」作動”, in 嶺南人 [Lingnan Folk]‎^[1], number 64, archived from the original on 5 June 2024, page 15:

     你如果有料嘅話，所謂明人不做暗事，咪自己出張大字報反駁人哋囉，駛乜做埋呢咁鼠輩行為，仲要搞到我暢言欄成身鬼五馬六咁，真係可怒也。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     你如果有料嘅话，所谓明人不做暗事，咪自己出张大字报反驳人哋啰，驶乜做埋呢咁鼠辈行为，仲要搞到我畅言栏成身鬼五马六咁，真系可怒也。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     nei⁵ jyu⁴ gwo² jau⁵ liu^6-2 ge³ waa^6-2, so² wai⁶ ming⁴ jan⁴ bat¹ zou⁶ am³ si⁶, mai⁶ zi⁶ gei² ceot¹ zoeng¹ daai⁶ zi⁶ bou³ faan² bok³ jan⁴ dei⁶ lo¹, sai² mat¹ zou⁶ maai⁴ ni¹ gam³ syu² bui³ hang⁴ wai⁴, zung⁶ jiu³ gaau² dou³ ngo⁵ coeng³ jin⁴ laan⁴ seng⁴ san¹ gwai² ng⁵ maa⁵ luk⁶ gam², zan¹ hai⁶ ko¹ naau¹ je¹. [Jyutping]

     If you're really hot stuff, as the saying goes, "A man in the light does not do things in the dark", put up a big-character poster to refute them then. Why do you need to do these petty things, making me, the Free Speech Zone, look totally eccentric? It's really ridiculous.

   • 2003, 關淑芬, 皆大歡喜II [Virtues of Harmony II]‎^[2], episode 276, spoken by 劉錦 (阮兆祥 [Louis Yuen]):

     可惱也，我未賭錢你就話我冇錢返屋企 [Cantonese, trad.]
     可恼也，我未赌钱你就话我冇钱返屋企 [Cantonese, simp.]

     ko¹ naau¹ je¹, ngo⁵ mei⁶ dou² cin^4-2 nei⁵ zau⁶ waa⁶ ngo⁵ mou⁵ cin^4-2 faan¹ uk¹ kei² [Jyutping]

     Ridiculous! I haven't gambled yet, and you're already saying I don't have money to go home

   • 2010 April 22, 謝偉俊 [Paul Tse], 會議過程正式紀錄 [Official Record of Proceedings] (香港立法會 [Legislative Council of Hong Kong])‎^[3], Hong Kong, page 5052:

     主席，我又聽到一些說法，說甚麼“禮崩樂壞”，我認為這是可惱也，究竟是哪些人在攪壞我們議會的建制、議會的規矩？ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     主席，我又听到一些说法，说什么“礼崩乐坏”，我认为这是可恼也，究竟是哪些人在搅坏我们议会的建制、议会的规矩？ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     zyu² zik⁶, ngo⁵ jau⁶ teng¹ dou² jat¹ se¹ syut³ faat³, syut³ sam⁶ mo¹ “lai⁵ bang¹ ngok⁶ waai⁶”, ngo⁵ jing⁶ wai⁴ ze² si⁶ ko¹ naau¹ je¹, gau³ ging² si⁶ naa⁵ se¹ jan⁴ zoi⁶ gaau² waai⁶ ngo⁵ mun⁴ ji⁵ wui^6-2 dik¹ gin³ zai³, ji⁵ wui^6-2 dik¹ kwai¹ geoi²? [Jyutping]

     Chairman, I have also heard the mention of "the rites and music of decorum are in tatters". I find this very annoying. Who have disrupted the establishment and order in this Council?

   • 2017, 吳仲泉, 梁舜雯, 溏心風暴3 [Heart and Greed]‎^[4], episode 3, spoken by 梁順華 [Leung Shun Wah] (關菊英 [Susanna Kwan]):

     結果就搞到年年坐偏廳，坐歪，坐歪啊，可惱也！ [Cantonese, trad.]
     结果就搞到年年坐偏厅，坐歪，坐歪啊，可恼也！ [Cantonese, simp.]

     git³ gwo² zau⁶ gaau² dou³ nin⁴ nin⁴ co⁵ pin¹ teng¹, co⁵ me², co⁵ me² aa³, ko¹ naau¹ je¹! [Jyutping]

     Every year, you end up having to sit in the side room, on the side. On the side, how infuriating!