粵

攞lo2彩coi2

lo2 coi2luō cǎi

English

  1. to describe the act of showing off despite it being unwelcomed
  2. to win honour, to gain glory (in a contest or a fight); literally: to get colour ----
  3. to seek the limelight; to show off

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 攞彩頭,指奪得勝利、爭取殊榮
  2. 又指炫耀、出鋒頭;攞威

Examples

  • 間垃圾學校平時唔鼓勵學生打波,人哋成功咗就衝出嚟攞彩。

    That school had never encouraged its basketball team, yet it promptly claimed credit when they succeeded.

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

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