爭返啖氣
simp争返啖气zaang1 faan2 daam6 hei3zaang1 faan1 daam6 hei3zhēng fǎn dàn qì
English
- to stand up for oneself [colloquial]
- To regain previously lost respect for oneself or one's group;
粵語 — Cantonese
- 攞返自身或者自己族群之前失去咗嘅專嚴；
Examples
乜乜高中嗰班人上次運動會賽跑贏咗就猛咁喺度寸我哋。今次一定要爭返啖氣！
The guys from XX high school have been acting all haughty towards us since they won the race in the last sport festival. This time we will regain our respect for sure!
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk