粵

起hei2弶gong6

hei2 gong6qǐ jiànginferred

English

  1. to get defensive; literally: to raise the pincers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 字面指張開蟹鉗;引申指將聽到嘅意見視作挑釁、攻擊,加以反駁

Examples

  • 人哋都係想俾啲意見啫,你唔好咁快起弶啦。

    They are just throwing out ideas. Don't be so quick to get defensive.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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