Weekly Cantonese: Lyun6 Ngap1 Jaa6 Sei3每週廣東話:亂噏廿四

亂 messy, random / Lyun6
噏 talk nonsense / Ngap1
廿四 twenty-four (intensifier) / Jaa6 Sei3

Meaning / 意思:
Refers to speaking without thinking...blurting things out in a careless, unfiltered way. The speech is often random or baseless. As the person lacks tact and social awareness, they easily offend people around them.

指講說話唔經大腦過濾,衝口而出,內容混亂又無根據;做人唔夠圓滑,容易因為亂講嘢而得罪身邊人。

Example / 例句:
He speaks without thinking and ends up offending his friends.

佢成日亂噏廿四,講嘢直接唔修飾,結果得罪晒啲朋友。

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