戴頭盔

Chinese

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Etymology

Back-formation from 又要威，又要戴頭盔／又要威，又要戴头盔

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): daai³ tau⁴ kwai¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai³ tau⁴ kwai¹
  - Yale: daai tàuh kwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai³ tau⁴ kwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai³ teo⁴ kuei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 戴 (dài),‎ 頭盔／头盔 (tóukuī).
(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to put up a disclaimer or cautiously word in fear of having to take responsibility for making mistakes [2010s]

See also

又要威，又要戴頭盔／又要威，又要戴头盔

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