wai1 fung1 sou3 dei6威風掃地威风扫地
Jyutpingwai1 fung1 sou3 dei6
Yalewāi fūng sou deih
Definition
Completely discredited; with one's reputation, prestige, or authority utterly destroyed.
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How it's used
Describes a situation where someone loses all their prestige, dignity, or authority in a very public or humiliating way. It carries a strong sense of finality, implying that the person's former status has been completely swept away like dust. It is often used to describe public figures or people who previously held a high opinion of themselves.
Examples
He messed up this time, his reputation is completely ruined.
Why did he end up bringing such disgrace upon himself?
Related words
Common phrases
to end up in total disgrace
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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.
