saai3 meng6曬命晒命
Jyutpingsaai3 meng6
Yalesaai mehng
Definition
To show off one's good fortune, luck, or possessions.
colloquialpeopleemotion
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of flaunting one's perceived good fortune or material success to make others feel envious. It carries a strong negative connotation and is almost always used to criticize someone for being boastful or insensitive. It is frequently applied to people posting luxury goods or relationship milestones on social media.
Examples
He is always showing off on social media, it is really annoying.
Don't go around showing off just because you bought a new car.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the common verb 曬, which means to sunbathe or dry something in the sun. While they share the same character, 曬命 is a fixed idiomatic expression where the second character refers to one's fate or life circumstances.
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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.
