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caang3 coeng4chēng chǎnginferred

English

  1. (of important people) to grace an occasion by making an appearance
  2. (of ordinary people) to keep up appearances; to dress up or use accessories to make one look classier or richer, to increase style or draw attention.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. (重要人士)出席一場活動,令活動排場更為可觀
  2. (一般人)為某活動,特意打扮裝身或佈置,令自己睇落更加高檔、疊水或勁

Examples

  • 葵涌KCC開幕揾謝婷婷撐場。

    Kowloon Commerce Centre invited Jennifer Tse to make an appearance at its grand opening. ----

  • 去舞會,起碼都戴返條鑽石鍊撐吓場面啦!

    You should at least wear a diamond necklace to a ball to keep up appearances!

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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