baa1 baa1 bai3 bai3巴巴閉閉巴巴闭闭

Jyutpingbaa1 baa1 bai3 bai3

Yalebā bā bai bai

形容詞

Definition

Arrogant, noisy, flashy, or impressive.

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How it's used

Reduplication of the adjective 巴閉 creates a mocking or dismissive tone, specifically highlighting someone who is overly boastful or full of themselves. It is rarely used to describe someone who is genuinely impressive, but rather someone who is trying too hard to appear important or superior to others. Use it when you want to call out someone for being insufferable or unnecessarily loud about their achievements.

Examples

keoi5佢seng4成jat6日baa1巴baa1巴bai3閉bai3閉，hou2好ci5似hou2好wai1威gam3咁。

He is always acting so arrogant, as if he is really impressive.

nei5你m4唔hou2好gam3咁baa1巴baa1巴bai3閉bai3閉laa1啦，sau1收lim5斂di1啲hou2好wo5喎。

Don't be so showy, it would be better to be a bit more low-key.

Common phrases

baa1巴baa1巴bai3閉bai3閉gam3咁

in an arrogant manner

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe something that is actually amazing or high-quality, as the reduplicated form carries a strong negative connotation of arrogance or pretentiousness that the base form 巴閉 does not always have.