急 gap¹ {jí}

an urge to urinate or excrete (Cantonese)

急 gap¹ {jí}

1. urgent
2. pressing
3. rapid
4. hurried
5. worried
6. to make (sb) anxious

急跌 gap¹ dit³ {jí diē}

to plunge, to drop/ decline drastically

急凍〔-冻〕 gap¹ dung³ {jí dòng}

adj; to freeze

急風〔-风〕 gap¹ fung¹ {jí fēng}

speedy wind, typhoon

急於〔-于〕 gap¹ jyu¹ {jíyú}

(adverb) 1. In hurry; 2. Urgently

急忙 gap¹ mong⁴ {jí máng}

(adjective) Urgent

急尿 gap¹ niu⁶ {jí niào}

urge to urinate

急屎 gap¹ si² {jí shǐ}

urgently needing to go to the toilet

急湍 gap¹ teon¹ {jí tuān}

rapids (e.g. in a river)

急板 gap¹ baan² {jí bǎn}

(music) presto

急迫 gap¹ bik¹ {jí pò}

1. urgent
2. pressing
3. imperative

急診〔-诊〕 gap¹ can² {jí zhěn}

1. emergency call
2. emergency (medical) treatment

急馳〔-驰〕 gap¹ ci⁴ {jí chí}

to speed along

急切 gap¹ cit³ {jí qiè}

1. eager
2. impatient

急噪 gap¹ cou³ {jí zào}

1. irritable
2. irascible
3. impetuous
4. also written 急躁

急躁 gap¹ cou³ {jí zào}

1. irritable
2. irascible
3. impetuous

急促 gap¹ cuk¹ {jí cù}

1. urgent
2. hurried and brief
3. rushing

急速 gap¹ cuk¹ {jí sù}

1. hurried
2. at a great speed
3. rapid (development)

急待 gap¹ doi⁶ {jí dài}

1. to need urgently
2. to need doing without delay

急救 gap¹ gau³ {jí jiù}

1. first aid
2. emergency treatment

急遽 gap¹ geoi⁶ {jí jù}

1. rapid
2. sudden

急要 gap¹ jiu³ {jí yào}

urgent

急用 gap¹ jung⁶ {jí yòng}

1. to need sth urgently
2. urgently required

急於〔-于〕 gap¹ jyu¹ {jí yú}

1. anxious
2. impatient

急劇〔-剧〕 gap¹ kek⁶ {jí jù}

1. rapid
2. sudden

急流 gap¹ lau⁴ {jí liú}

torrent

急忙 gap¹ mong⁴ {jí máng}

hastily

急務〔-务〕 gap¹ mou⁶ {jí wù}

1. urgent task
2. pressing matter

急難〔-难〕 gap¹ naan⁶ {jí nàn}

1. misfortune
2. crisis
3. grave danger
4. critical situation
5. disaster
6. emergency
7. to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament

急眼 gap¹ ngaan⁵ {jí yǎn}

1. to be anxious
2. to get angry with sb

急派 gap¹ paai³ {jí pài}

to rush

急需 gap¹ seoi¹ {jí xū}

1. to urgently need
2. urgent need

急性 gap¹ sing³ {jí xìng}

acute

急襲〔-袭〕 gap¹ zaap⁶ {jí xí}

sudden attack

急驟〔-骤〕 gap¹ zau⁶ {jí zhòu}

1. rapid
2. hurried

急智 gap¹ zi³ {jí zhì}

1. quick witted
2. able to think fast in an emergency

急症 gap¹ zing³ {jí zhèng}

1. acute disease
2. medical emergency

急著〔-着〕 gap¹ zoek⁶ {jí zhe}

urgently

急轉〔-转〕 gap¹ zyun³ {jí zhuǎn}

1. to whirl
2. to turn around quickly

急急腳〔--脚〕 gap¹ gap¹ goek³ {jí jí jiǎo}

(verb) to rush off; to go hurriedly / hastily; in a hurry

急口令 gap¹ hau² ling⁶ {jí kǒu lìng}

tongue twister

急就章 gap¹ zau⁶ zoeng¹ {jí jiù zhāng}

Improvisation; to finish in a haste

急症室 gap¹ zing³ sat¹ {jí zhèng shì}

emergency room

急診室〔-诊-〕 gap¹ can² sat¹ {jí zhěn shì}

emergency room

急匆匆 gap¹ cung¹ cung¹ {jí cōng cōng}

1. hurried
2. hasty

急婚族 gap¹ fan¹ zuk⁶ {jí hūn zú}

(coll.) those who are in a rush to get married

急救箱 gap¹ gau³ soeng¹ {jí jiù xiāng}

first-aid kit

急救站 gap¹ gau³ zaam⁶ {jí jiù zhàn}

1. emergency desk
2. first aid office

急吼吼 gap¹ haau¹ haau¹ {jí hǒu hǒu}

impatient

急行軍〔--军〕 gap¹ hang⁴ gwan¹ {jí xíng jūn}

1. rapid advance
2. forced march

急拍拍 gap¹ paak³ paak³ {jí pāi pāi}

1. hurried
2. impatient
3. rushed

急剎車〔-刹车〕 gap¹ saat³ ce¹ {jí shā chē}

emergency braking

急先鋒〔--锋〕 gap¹ sin¹ fung¹ {jí xiān fēng}

1. daring vanguard
2. pioneer
3. leading figure

急性病 gap¹ sing³ beng⁶ {jí xìng bìng}

1. acute illness
2. fig. impetuous
3. impatient

急性人 gap¹ sing³ jan⁴ {jí xìng rén}

1. impetuous person
2. excitable person

急性子 gap¹ sing³ zi² {jí xìng zi}

1. impetuous person
2. excitable person

急轉彎〔-转弯〕 gap¹ zyun³ waan¹ {jí zhuǎn wān}

to make a sudden turn

急不及待 gap¹ bat¹ kap⁶ doi⁶ {jí bù jí dài}

too excited to wait; too urgent to wait

急到爆缸 gap¹ dou³ baau³ gong¹ {jí dào bào gāng}

lit. feel like bursting when one is extremly urging for use of toilet, meaning one is extremely urging to get something sorted or resolved

急凍食物〔-冻--〕 gap¹ dung³ sik⁶ mat⁶ {jí dòng shí wù}

noun; frozen food

急風暴雨〔-风--〕 gap¹ fung¹ bou⁶ jyu⁵ {jí fēng bào yǔ}

sudden and intense wind and rain, storm, it also describes challenges and revolutions/ social movements

急救中心 gap¹ gau³ zung¹ sam¹ {jí jiù zhōng xīn}

Emergency Center

急起直追 gap¹ hei² zik⁶ zeoi¹ {jí qǐ zhí zhuī}

to take actions and work hard to catch up

急流勇退 gap¹ lau⁴ jung⁵ teoi³ {jí liú yǒng tuì}

verb; step down at the height of the career; to leave off while the play is good; to quit while you are ahead

急不可待 gap¹ bat¹ ho² doi⁶ {jí bù kě dài}

1. impatient
2. eager to
3. anxious to

急不可耐 gap¹ bat¹ ho² noi⁶ {jí bù kě nài}

unable to wait

急赤白臉〔---脸〕 gap¹ cek³ baak⁶ lim⁵ {jí chì bái liǎn}

1. to worry oneself sick
2. to fret

急急忙忙 gap¹ gap¹ mong⁴ mong⁴ {jí jí máng máng}

hurriedly

急功近利 gap¹ gung¹ gan⁶ lei⁶ {jí gōng jìn lì}

seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

急公好義〔---义〕 gap¹ gung¹ hou³ ji⁶ {jí gōng hào yì}

public-spirited

急人之難〔---难〕 gap¹ jan⁴ zi¹ naan⁴ {jí rén zhī nàn}

anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)

急於求成〔-于--〕 gap¹ jyu¹ kau⁴ sing⁴ {jí yú qiú chéng}

1. anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
2. impatient for result
3. impetuous

急如星火 gap¹ jyu⁴ sing¹ fo² {jí rú xīng huǒ}

1. lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
2. extremely urgent

急性腸炎〔--肠-〕 gap¹ sing³ coeng² jim⁴ {jí xìng cháng yán}

acute enteritis

急性照射 gap¹ sing³ ziu³ se⁶ {jí xìng zhào shè}

acute exposure

急嘴急舌 gap¹ zeoi² gap¹ sit³ {jí zuǐ jí shé}

1. lit. quick mouth and quick tongue
2. fig. to interrupt sb urgently and say one's piece
3. to chime in rapidly

急中生智 gap¹ zung¹ sang¹ zi³ {jí zhōng shēng zhì}

1. quick witted in an emergency
2. able to react resourcefully

急轉直下〔-转--〕 gap¹ zyun² zik⁶ haa⁶ {jí zhuǎn zhí xià}

to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change

急時抱佛腳〔-时--脚〕 gap¹ si⁴ pou⁵ fat⁶ goek³ {jí shí bào Fó jiǎo}

to procrastinate and do things in the last minute

急性闌尾炎〔--阑--〕 gap¹ sing³ laan⁴ mei⁵ jim⁴ {jí xìng lán wěi yán}

acute appendicitis (medicine)

急性氰化物中毒 gap¹ sing³ cing⁴ faa³ mat⁶ zung³ duk⁶ {jí xìng qíng huà wù zhōng dú}

acute cyanide poisoning

急驚風遇着慢郎中〔-惊风-----〕 gap¹ ging¹ fung¹ jyu⁶ zoek⁶ maan⁶ long⁴ zung¹ {jí jīng fēng yù zháo màn láng zhōng}

during very important and urgent moments, when you need to get something done as soon as possible, you happen to meet people who work very slowly, and because of their inefficiency, you miss the timing