攞彩
lo2 coi2luō cǎi
English
- to describe the act of showing off despite it being unwelcomed
- to win honour, to gain glory (in a contest or a fight); literally: to get colour ----
- to seek the limelight; to show off
粵語 — Cantonese
- 攞彩頭,指奪得勝利、爭取殊榮
- 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