也文也武

也文也武

1. (Cantonese) to act with arrogance and insolence; to show off one's power
   • 1999, 梁恩東, directed by 李淑雯, 夢想成真 [When Dreams Come True], episode 9, spoken by 寶安 (劉丹 [Danny Lau]):

     嗰隻噉嘅爆炸莊，中得個三獎嗰幾萬銀，就買架錢七去也文也武 [Cantonese, trad.]
     嗰只噉嘅爆炸庄，中得个三奖嗰几万银，就买架钱七去也文也武 [Cantonese, simp.]

     go² zek³ gam² ge³ baau³ zaa³ zong¹, zung³ dak¹ go³ saam¹ zoeng² go² gei² maan⁶ ngan⁴, a⁶ maai⁵ gaa³ cin⁴ cat¹ heoi³ jaa⁴ man⁴ jaa⁴ mou⁵ [Jyutping]

     That Explosive Chong won the third prize and got tens of thousands of dollars, and he bought an old banger to show off

   • 2016, 盧斯達 [Lewis Lau], 代糖夫人信箱, Hong Kong: 明報出版社, →ISBN, page 183:

     移民呢夫人暫時都無諗過，因為我懶喇，已經習慣咗香港呢個每日都咁多戇鳩嘢發生嘅地方；而且香港即將有一場巨變，有好多以前也文也武嘅人要死、要失敗，新人要出頭，咁好睇嘅戲，夫人絕對會留低睇埋佢。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     移民呢夫人暂时都无谂过，因为我懒喇，已经习惯咗香港呢个每日都咁多戆鸠嘢发生嘅地方；而且香港即将有一场巨变，有好多以前也文也武嘅人要死、要失败，新人要出头，咁好睇嘅戏，夫人绝对会留低睇埋佢。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     ji⁴ man⁴ ne¹ fu¹ jan⁴ zaam⁶ si⁴ dou¹ mou⁵ nam² gwo³, jan¹ wai⁶ ngo⁵ laan⁵ laa³, ji⁵ ging¹ zaap⁶ gwaan³ zo² hoeng¹ gong² ni¹ go³ mui⁵ jat⁶ dou¹ gam³ do¹ ngong⁶ gau¹ je⁵ faat³ sang¹ ge³ dei⁶ fong¹; ji⁴ ce² hoeng¹ gong² zik¹ zoeng¹ jau⁵ jat¹ coeng⁴ geoi⁶ bin³, jau⁵ hou² do¹ ji⁵ cin⁴ jaa⁵ man⁴ jaa⁵ mou⁵ ge³ jan⁴ jiu³ sei², jiu³ sat¹ baai⁶, san¹ jan⁴ jiu³ ceot¹ tau⁴, gam³ hou² tai² ge³ hei³, fu¹ jan⁴ zyut⁶ deoi³ wui⁵ lau⁴ dai¹ tai² maai⁴ keoi⁵. [Jyutping]

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   • 2023, 麥默 [Mak Mak], 撞鬼咩地產 Agent [Property Buster], Hong Kong: 點子出版 [Idea Publication], →ISBN, page 274:

     一隻傻X鬼都夠膽喺度也文也武，未X死過，等本大爺收X你個廢XXX皮！ [Cantonese, trad.]
     一只傻X鬼都够胆喺度也文也武，未X死过，等本大爷收X你个废XXX皮！ [Cantonese, simp.]

     jat¹ zek³ so⁴ X gwai² dou¹ gau³ daam² hai² dou⁶ jaa⁵ man⁴ jaa⁵ mou⁵, mei⁶ X sei² gwo³, dang² bun² daai⁶ je⁴ sau¹ X nei⁵ go³ fai³ XXX pei⁴! [Jyutping]

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