caai4 toi4柴台
Jyutpingcaai4 toi4
Yalechàaih tòih
Definition
To boo someone off stage or disrupt a performance, showing disapproval.
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How it's used
Originally referring to the practice of dismantling a temporary stage to force a performance to end, this term now describes any act of heckling or sabotage. It is commonly used in professional or social settings to describe someone trying to undermine a presentation or a speaker. The term carries a strong sense of intentional disruption rather than just passive disapproval.
Examples
They kept booing from the audience, making the performance very awkward.
Why are you booing someone for no reason? That is very rude.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply expressing dislike or booing in a sports context, as 柴台 implies a more active, disruptive attempt to stop or ruin an ongoing event or speech.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
