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扮baan6嘢je5

baan6 je5bàn yě

English

  1. (verb) to pretend; to fake; (adjective) pretentious
  2. to pretend; to put on an act, act like something is real but it is not
  3. pretentious, phony, to describe someone who always put on an act

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 假裝,明明唔係又表現到好似係咁。
  2. 形容人裝模作樣

Examples

  • 佢唔係真喊㗎,扮嘢㗎咋。

    She's not really crying, she's just pretending. ----

  • 條八婆好扮嘢㗎,連嗌個叉飯都要講英文。

    That woman is incredibly pretentious, insisting on speaking English even while ordering a simple dish like rice with barbecued pork.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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