唔通氣
simp唔通气m4 tung1 hei3wú tōng qì
English
- (slang) tactless; unreasonable in dealing with people; often used to suggest that someone is a gooseberry
- not understanding the ways of the world; thoughtlessly causing an awkward situation; dense; clueless
- interfering with two people in a relationship by tagging along
- stubborn
粵語 — Cantonese
- 唔識做;唔識人情世故
- 盟塞;接受唔到新事物
Examples
每逢拜年總有啲唔通氣嘅親戚問人而家揾幾錢人工。
Every year during New Year's visits, my clueless relatives always ask me, "So, how much do you make now?" ----
你明知佢哋兩個拍拖,仲要走去做電燈膽,咁唔通氣㗎!
You knew they were on a date — so dense of you to join them.
你由得個囡拍拖啦,而家唔興盲婚啞嫁㗎喇,咪咁唔通氣啦!
You've got to let your daughter date. Arranged marriages are out of style. Don't be so stubborn!
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk