粵

剝mok1花faa1生sang1

simp剥花生
mok1 faa1 sang1bāo huā shēng

English

  1. being the outsider; to be a third wheel; rubbernecking; to be an onlooker
  2. to watch a dramatic event unfold as a bystander; literally: to shell peanuts

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同食花生

Examples

  • 阻住人哋談情説愛、做電燈膽;因花生殼分左右兩邊,剝花生就比喻為分開一對情侶(舊式用法)

    (obsolete) to be the uncomfortable third-person together with a pair of lovers

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

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