粵

扮baan6晒saai3蟹haai5

baan6 saai3 haai5bàn shài xiè

English

  1. verb; literally: one acting as a crab; run amuck like a crab; describe one to act capable when acutally not
  2. to act as if one is powerful; to play dumb; to be up oneself; to be pretentious; literally: to act like a big crab

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 無料扮有料;詐傻扮懵 ; 扮到蝦蝦霸霸,好有架勢嘅樣;全句係「小蟹柳,扮晒蟹」

Examples

  • 佢呢份工返唔夠半年,就響度扮晒蟹,叫啲遲過佢入職嘅人做師弟。

    Having joined the company for only half a year, he behaves arrogantly towards new employees.

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

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