粵

捧pung2殺saat3

simp捧杀
pung2 saat3pěng shā

English

  1. to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent)
  2. to cause someone to fail due to excessive praise

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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