捧殺
simp捧杀pung2 saat3pěng shā
English
- to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent)
- to cause someone to fail due to excessive praise
粵語 — Cantonese
- 誇張噉讚揚一個人,令佢驕傲自滿、招人妒忌
Examples
人哋讚你就即刻飄飄然,佢想捧殺你咋。
When they praise you, your ego is inflated. She might be trying to set you up to fail.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk