粵

𪘲ji1牙ngaa4聳sung1䚗gong3

ji1 ngaa4 sung1 gong3yá yá sǒng gānginferred

English

  1. to clench one's teeth or show weird gesture, which implies speaking improperly or with exaggerating manner.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 字面義指一個人做出啲好古怪嘅表情或者動作,或者大聲講嘢,令其他人感到困擾。引申出表達意見,尤其是過度表達意見嘅行為。

Examples

  • 觀棋不語真君子,旁觀者不得𪘲牙聳䚗。

    Gentlemen observe the chess match with respectful silence. Spectators are not allowed to disturb the competitors.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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