掩掩抰抰
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English
- to cover up the face by waving a fan or a piece of cloth; figuratively, to block others' line of sight with one's hands or things in general
- figuratively, to engage in a scheme so as to cover up the truth and prevent others from finding out
粵語 — Cantonese
- 揮動扇或手巾遮掩塊面,引伸指用雙手或物件阻礙人哋視線;近似揖揖抰抰
- 引伸指用詭計掩藏一啲事實真相、唔俾人知
Examples
我打緊機就唔好響側邊掩掩抰抰啦,煩住晒。
I'm busy playing a game, so stop getting in the way with your hands waving all around beside me. It's so annoying. ----
你掩掩抰抰都呃唔到幾耐,不如誠實啲認咗佢啦。
You can only cover up the truth for so long with this guise. Why not just be honest and confess.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk