baan3 cyun3扮串
Jyutpingbaan3 cyun3
Yalebaan chyun
Definition
To act arrogant, cocky, or cheeky.
colloquialpeopleemotion
How it's used
Describes a specific type of social posturing where someone acts superior, aloof, or intentionally difficult to impress others. It implies the person is putting on a performance rather than actually being confident or successful. It is frequently used to call out someone who is being unnecessarily cold or dismissive in a social setting.
Examples
He is always acting arrogant, it is really annoying.
Why are you acting all arrogant? We are friends.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 囂張, which describes a more aggressive or loud form of arrogance. 扮串 is more about the attitude of acting cool or unapproachable to make others feel inferior.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
