laai6 dei6 ngaang6賴地硬赖地硬

Jyutpinglaai6 dei6 ngaang6

Yalelaih deih ngangh

Definition

(to blame the land for being hard); to make excuses and deny one's responsibility; a bad workman blames his tools

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How it's used

This phrase is used to criticize someone who refuses to take responsibility for their own incompetence or mistakes. It carries a strong sense of annoyance and implies that the person is being childish or dishonest by shifting blame onto external factors that clearly have no impact on the situation. It is often used to call out people who are sore losers or who lack accountability.

Examples

nei5 zou6 co3 je5 zau6 jing6 laa1 m4 hou2 laai6 dei6 ngaang6

你做錯嘢就認啦，唔好賴地硬。

Just admit you did something wrong, don't make up excuses.

keoi5 ci3 ci3 syu1 zo2 dou1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6 zan1 hai6 hou2 mou2 ban2

佢次次輸咗都賴地硬，真係好冇品。

He makes excuses every time he loses, it's really poor sportsmanship.

Common phrases

o1 si2 m4 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6

屙屎唔出賴地硬

to blame one's own failure on external factors (vulgar idiom)

Common mistake

Do not use this to describe someone who is simply lying about a fact. It specifically refers to the act of blaming an external, irrelevant factor to avoid admitting personal failure.