daai6 jiu4 daai6 baai2大搖大擺大摇大摆
Jyutpingdaai6 jiu4 daai6 baai2
Yaledaaih yìuh daaih báai
Definition
To walk or act in a swaggering, arrogant, or showy manner.
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How it's used
This idiom describes a person walking with an exaggerated, confident, or arrogant gait that signals a complete lack of concern for others or for the consequences of their actions. It is frequently used to criticize someone who acts as if they own the place or who is brazenly unbothered by their own misconduct. The phrase often implies a sense of entitlement or defiance that irritates observers.
Examples
He walked home swaggeringly even after doing something wrong.
Why did you swagger into my room like that?
Related words
Common phrases
to walk in a swaggering manner
to swagger inside
Common mistake
Learners sometimes mistake this for a simple description of walking fast or walking with energy, but it carries a strong negative connotation of arrogance or lack of shame. It is not used to describe someone who is merely walking confidently in a positive or professional context.
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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.
