si6 fei1 gaai1 jan1 koeng5 ceot1 tau4是非皆因強出頭是非皆因强出头
Jyutpingsi6 fei1 gaai1 jan1 koeng5 ceot1 tau4
Yalesih fēi gāai yān kéuhng chēut tàuh
Definition
Disagreements and trouble always stem from asserting oneself too forcefully or meddling in others' business.
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How it's used
This phrase serves as a cautionary proverb used to advise someone against meddling in affairs that do not concern them. It highlights the social risk of being overly opinionated or proactive in conflicts. It is often invoked when someone is about to intervene in a dispute and might end up becoming the target of the conflict themselves.
Examples
Don't get involved in so much, disagreements stem from wanting to speak out too much.
keoi5佢seng4成jat6日zung1鍾ji3意gun2管haan4閒si6事，m4唔zi1知hai6係mai6咪si6是fei1非gaai1皆jan1因koeng4強ceot1出tau4頭le1呢？
He always likes to meddle in others' business, I wonder if it is because disagreements stem from wanting to speak out too much?
Related words
Common phrases
to be overly proactive in meddling
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a simple description of a situation, but it is actually a piece of advice or a warning. It is not used to describe a specific argument that has already happened, but rather to prevent one from occurring.
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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.
