maang4 kyun4 daa2 sei2 lou5 si1 fu2盲拳打死老師父盲拳打死老师父
Jyutpingmaang4 kyun4 daa2 sei2 lou5 si1 fu2
Yalemàahng kyùhn dá séi lóuh sī fú
Definition
To defeat someone of greater skill or experience through sheer luck or highly unconventional, unstructured tactics.
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How it's used
This idiom describes a situation where an amateur or someone with no plan defeats a seasoned expert through sheer unpredictability or luck. It highlights the vulnerability of experts who rely on conventional logic or patterns when facing an opponent who ignores all rules. It is often used to describe unexpected upsets in games, sports, or business negotiations.
Examples
keoi5佢jyun4完cyun4全m4唔sik1識daa2打bo1波，dim2點zi1知maang4盲kyun4拳daa2打sei2死lou5老si1師fu2父，jeng4贏zo2咗coeng4場bei2比coi3賽。
He doesn't know how to play at all, but he somehow won the match by pure luck against a pro.
nei5你ji5以wai4為keoi5佢hou2好ging6勁？siu2小sam1心keoi5佢maang4盲kyun4拳daa2打sei2死lou5老si1師fu2父，zeoi3最hau6後syu1輸zo2咗dou1都m4唔zi1知dim2點gaai2解。
You think he's really good? Be careful he doesn't beat you with some wild, random moves and leave you clueless.
Related words
Common phrases
to win through sheer unpredictability
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a beginner who is simply lucky in a general sense. It specifically implies a direct confrontation or competition where the expert's skill is rendered useless by the opponent's chaotic, non-standard approach.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
