眼角高
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English
- arrogant; one who is hard to please
- demanding; high standard or measurement on judging ; literally: eyes' corner high
- snobbish, feeling superior
粵語 — Cantonese
- 要求高於正常嘅準則
- 勢利，見高拜見低踩
Examples
佢眼角咁高，點會睇得上你呀？
She believes herself to be superior, why would she appreciate you?
佢眼角好高架！所以成幾廿歲都未拍過拖。
He has demanding criteria towards his better half, so he has not got any experience in dating yet even though he is middle-aged. ----
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk