粵

賣maai6弄lung6

simp卖弄
maai6 lung6mài nong

English

  1. to show off
  2. to make a display of
  3. to show off; to make a display of

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 刻意展視、炫耀自己嘅優點

Examples

  • 谁人不知，最爱卖弄的就是他！

    Who doesn't know that if there's someone who loves showing off, it's him?

    Tatoeba · shanghainese CC BY

  • 賣弄聰明

    to show off one's wit

  • 賣弄學識

    to show off one's knowledge

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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