粵

扮baan3蟹haai5

baan3 haai5baan6 haai5bàn xiè

English

  1. to pretend to be ignorant
  2. to pretend innocent
  3. to be tired up like a crab; Literally: to play as a crab
  4. to dance like a crab with hands and leg extending outward, not looking good.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 詐傻扮懵,詐詐諦
  2. 指人好似蟹咁被綁住
  3. 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

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