扭耳仔
nau2 ji5 zai2niǔ ěr zǐ
English
- to twist one's ears, as a punishment or way to show someone is sorry
- to twist someone's ear or to be compelled to twist one's own ear; often as an act to signify that somebody has done something wrong; can be used metaphorically for someone being under another's control (esp. schoolchildren vs teachers and husband vs wife)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 扭人耳仔嘅行為，夾硬控制佢聽自己話
Examples
我成日俾老婆扭耳仔。
I'm always under my wife's control.
你細個有冇試過俾老師罰扭耳仔？
When you were young, did you get punished by teachers to twist your ears ?
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk