耍saa2手sau2擰ning6頭tau4

simp耍手拧头

saa2 sau2 ning6 tau4saa2 sau2 ning6 tau2shuǎ shǒu nǐng tóu

English

waving of hand and shaking of head sideways as a gesture for "no" (spoken)
to refuse; literally: waving one's hand and shaking one's head

粵語 — Cantonese

拒絕；利用揈手、擰頭呢啲表示拒絕嘅身體語言嚟借喻

Examples

你叫佢做咩都實耍手兼擰頭㗎。
No matter what you are going to ask him to do, he must reject without hesitation.
人哋問佢借一兩蚊雞，佢都耍手擰頭。
When asked to lend a penny or two, he still refuses.

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

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