花臣
faa1 san2huā chén
English
- tricks; gimmicks; fashion (a loanword)
- (English loan) fashion, and extended to mean playing tricks, or do unnecessary action that causes troubles
粵語 — Cantonese
- 音譯自英文 fashion，原指花樣、花款，後引伸去形容一啲睇唔穿真實意圖嘅動作，或多餘舉動，引起不必要麻煩
Examples
搞花臣
to make fashion; to make trouble
間房咁亂嘅，你搞咩花臣？
Why is the room such a mess? Did something happen?
換件衫都咁耐，搞咩花臣呀你？
Why did it take you so long just to change your clothes? What are you up to?
你玩乜嘢花臣，做乜無端端摺公仔嘅？識女仔呀？
What are you up to, making origami? Are you trying to impress a girl?
玩花臣／出花臣 (waan2 faa1 san2 / ceot1 faa1 san2)
to play tricks
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk