擦鞋仔
caat3 haai4 zai2cā xié zǐ
English
- an arse-licker; a brown-nose.; literally'a shoeshiner'; a sycophant
- literally refers to young male whose job is to polish somebody's shoes, but it generally refers to ass-kissers; literally: shoe-shinning boy
粵語 — Cantonese
- 字面係以幫人擦令對鞋為職業嘅年輕男性，但泛指馬屁精，即係為咗好處，對某人阿諛奉承，不斷恭維討好嘅人
Examples
老細講咩佢都一味話好，正一擦鞋仔。
He is a yes-man to the boss, what an ass-kisser.
呢個擦鞋仔咁高人工唔係因為佢有料，而係因為有老闆照住。
This shoeshine boy isn't qualified. He gets a high salary because the boss takes care of him.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk