wan2 tiu4 meng6 zai2 gaau3 fei1搵條命仔較飛揾条命仔较飞
Jyutpingwan2 tiu4 meng6 zai2 gaau3 fei1
Yalewán tìuh mehng jái gaau fēi
Definition
To risk one's life; to play with one's life.
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How it's used
This idiom uses the word 較飛, which originally refers to the act of adjusting the flight path or controls of an aircraft. It carries a strong sense of recklessness, implying that someone is treating their own life as if it were a trivial game or a flight maneuver. It is almost exclusively used to criticize someone for taking unnecessary and dangerous risks.
Examples
Driving like that is simply putting your life at risk!
Related words
Common phrases
simply putting one's life at risk
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply being brave or adventurous. It specifically implies that the risk taken is foolish, avoidable, or disproportionate to the potential gain.
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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.
