起槓
hei2 gong6qǐ gànginferred
English
- to get defensive; literally: to raise the pincers
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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