waan5 haai4挽鞋

Jyutpingwaan5 haai4

Yalewáahn hàaih

Definition

To do anything for someone as a wager, used when betting that they cannot achieve something.

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How it's used

This expression serves as a hyperbolic wager to express extreme skepticism toward someone's claims or abilities. It functions as a way to say that the speaker is so certain of the other person's failure that they are willing to perform a menial, subservient task as a penalty. It is inherently provocative and carries a condescending tone, implying that the person being addressed is clearly incapable of the task at hand.

Examples

nei5你jyu4如gwo2果jeng4贏dou3到le1呢coeng4場bo1波，ngo5我bong1幫nei5你waan2挽haai4鞋dou1都dak1得aa4呀。

If you win this match, I'll even carry your shoes for you.

keoi5佢waa6話zi6自gei2己haau2考dou3到dai6第jat1一，ngo5我bong1幫keoi5佢waan2挽haai4鞋jau6又dim2點waa6話。

He claims he can get first place, I'll carry his shoes if he actually does.

Common phrases

ngo5我bong1幫nei5你waan2挽haai4鞋

I'll carry your shoes (as a bet)

Common mistake

Do not mistake this for a literal offer of help. It is a rhetorical device used to mock someone's confidence, and using it in a sincere context will sound sarcastic or insulting.