daa2 waang4 lei4打橫嚟打横嚟
Jyutpingdaa2 waang4 lei4
Yaledá wàahng lèih
Definition
To act in an unreasonable, bossy, or domineering way; to force one's way.
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How it's used
Describes someone who ignores social norms or logic to force their own way, often implying a physical or aggressive posture. It evokes the image of someone lying horizontally across a path, blocking others from passing. Use this when someone is being stubborn and refusing to listen to reason.
Examples
Why are you being so unreasonable? Can we just talk?
He is always acting in such a domineering way, making everyone unhappy.
Related words
Common phrases
always being unreasonable
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal action of lying down horizontally. While the phrase contains the word for horizontal, it is almost exclusively used metaphorically to describe behavior rather than physical orientation.
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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.
