daai6 waa6 zing1大話精大话精
Jyutpingdaai6 waa6 zing1
Yaledaaih wah jīng
Definition
A liar or person who makes promises but fails to keep them.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on someone who habitually breaks their word or makes empty promises rather than just someone who tells lies about facts. It carries a strong sense of frustration or betrayal from the speaker. While it literally translates to a person who tells big lies, it is most commonly used to call out someone for being unreliable or flaky.
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You liar, you say you'll come every time but you never show up.
He always makes promises and then doesn't follow through, he's such a liar.
Related words
Common phrases
a total liar
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with someone who is simply mistaken or forgetful. It implies a pattern of behavior where the person intentionally makes promises they have no plan to keep.
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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.
