ng5 hang4 him3 daa2五行欠打
Jyutpingng5 hang4 him3 daa2
Yaleńgh hàhng him dá
Definition
Describing someone whose annoying behavior makes people want to beat them up.
colloquialpeopleslang
How it's used
This phrase humorously suggests that a person's personality or behavior is so infuriating that they are destined by fate to be hit. It is a playful, hyperbolic way to express extreme annoyance without necessarily implying actual physical violence. It is most commonly used among friends or peers to call out someone being intentionally provocative or annoying.
Examples
He keeps talking nonsense, he is really asking for a beating.
If you keep playing around like that, you are really asking for it.
Related words
Common phrases
really asking for a beating
Common mistake
Do not use this phrase in formal or professional settings, as it is highly colloquial and aggressive in tone. It should be reserved for casual interactions where the intent is clearly joking or venting frustration.
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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.
