Weekly Cantonese: Saai3 Meng6每週廣東話:晒命

晒 show off / saai3
命 life, fate / meng6

Meaning: Literally “show off one’s life/fate.” In Cantonese, it refers to someone flaunting their advantages, possessions, or circumstances to make themselves look superior while making others feel inferior.

意思:字面意思係「曬自己嘅命」,喺粵語入面,「晒命」係用嚟形容一個人鍾意炫耀,特登展示自己有幾好、有幾優越,從而令自己覺得高人一等。

Example: Stop posting expensive dinners every night on social media just to show off.
例句:你唔好成日喺社交平台放啲豪華大餐相嚟晒命啦!

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