sou2 cau3數臭数臭
Jyutpingsou2 cau3
Yalesóu chau
Definition
To list or expose someone's wrongdoings and faults in front of them or others.
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How it's used
Focuses on the act of listing someone's flaws or past mistakes to damage their reputation. It carries a strong sense of public shaming or venting frustration to others. Unlike simply complaining, this implies a deliberate attempt to make the person look bad by recounting their specific failures.
Examples
He is always badmouthing me behind my back, it is really too much.
Why do you have to expose all his faults in front of everyone?
Related words
Common phrases
to badmouth someone
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply complaining or venting about a situation. This term specifically requires the act of enumerating someone's personal faults or wrongdoings to others.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
