gaau3 fei1較非较非
Jyutpinggaau3 fei1
Yalegaau fēi
Definition
To put someone at risk, get someone into trouble, or use them as a shield.
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How it's used
This term carries a strong sense of causing unnecessary trouble or dragging someone into a mess they did not ask for. It is often used when someone acts recklessly or maliciously, resulting in negative consequences for others. The tone is accusatory and usually implies that the person being accused is being a nuisance or a liability.
Examples
Stop putting him at risk, you're making things very difficult for him.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general words for causing trouble, but it specifically implies an active, often selfish, involvement that compromises someone else's safety or standing. It is not used for accidental mistakes.
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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.
