粵

灑saa2手sau2擰ning6頭tau2

saa2 sau2 ning6 tau2sǎ shǒu níng tóuinferred

English

  1. to refuse; literally: waving one's hand and shaking one's head

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 拒絕;利用揈手、擰頭呢啲表示拒絕嘅身體語言嚟借喻

Examples

  • 你叫佢做咩都實耍手兼擰頭㗎。

    No matter what you are going to ask him to do, he must reject without hesitation.

  • 人哋問佢借一兩蚊雞,佢都耍手擰頭。

    When asked to lend a penny or two, he still refuses.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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