戴高帽
daai3 gou1 mou2dài gāo mào
English
- to say nice things about one insincerely (spoken)
- to be flattered; to lay it on thick ; to exaggerate or overstate praise ; literally: to wear a top hat
粵語 — Cantonese
- 受人擦鞋，奉承
Examples
你唔使俾高帽我戴嘞，我唔會信你嘅。
Save your flattering words, I won't trust you.
佢好鍾意戴高帽，你讚吓佢，佢一定開心嘅。
He loves to be flattered. He will be happy if you give him a few praises.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk