daai6 se4 o1 niu6大蛇屙尿
Jyutpingdaai6 se4 o1 niu6
Yaledaaih sèh ō niuh
Definition
An expression used to describe a massive, remarkable, or extremely rare event.
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How it's used
This idiom is almost exclusively used in the negative form, specifically as 未見過大蛇屙尿, to mock someone for overreacting to something trivial. It implies that the person lacks life experience and is making a mountain out of a molehill because they have never witnessed anything truly significant or shocking. The imagery is intentionally crude and humorous, which serves to belittle the person being addressed.
Examples
Do you have to be so dramatic? Have you never seen a real big deal before?
This event is truly a massive deal, it shocked the whole industry.
Related words
Common phrases
to have never seen a big deal (used to mock someone's overreaction)
Common mistake
Do not use this phrase to describe a positive or impressive achievement, as it is strictly used to criticize someone for being naive or easily startled by minor events.
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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.
