扮蟹
baan3 haai5baan6 haai5bàn xiè
English
- to pretend to be ignorant
- to pretend innocent
- to be tired up like a crab; Literally: to play as a crab
- to dance like a crab with hands and leg extending outward, not looking good.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 詐傻扮懵,詐詐諦
- 指人好似蟹咁被綁住
- 指人舞姿好似蟹咁手腳差開,不美觀
Examples
唔好扮蟹呀,個搖控係咪你收埋左?
Stop pretending, did you hide the remote control? ----
今次人贓並獲,個賊仔只好乖乖地扮蟹。
Catch him red-handed this time, the thief can only be tired up like a crab without resistance. ----
陳慧嫻為演唱會苦練跳舞,決心唔再扮蟹。
Priscilla Chan Wai-Han has been practiced hard to dance for the concert, be determined not to dance like a crab anymore.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk