戴頭盔
daai3 tau4 kwai1dài tóu kuīinferred
English
- to issue a disclaimer; literally: to wear a helmet
粵語 — Cantonese
- 講咗一啲説話或者作出一啲承諾之後,立刻補充説明、示弱,或者提供額外資料,以免除或減低説話同承諾嘅責任
Examples
揸電單車唔戴頭盔好危險㗎。
It is dangerous to ride a motorbike without a helmet.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我要戴頭盔。
I'd wear a helmet.
Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY
開摩托車不戴頭盔是很危險的。
It is dangerous to ride a motorbike without a helmet.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
又要威又要戴頭盔
used to describe those who like to be seen as daring, and yet won't actually take risks; literally: wanting the glamour, but also wanting to wear a helmet
嗱,戴返個頭盔先,其實上面我所講嘅維根斯坦嘅理論呢,我係完全冇讀過㗎。錯咗唔好鬧我。
Disclaimer: I've never studied those theories of Wittgenstein I just talked about. Don't hold it against me if I got it wrong.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk