三分顏色上大紅 [－－颜－－－红]

Jyutping saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4
Pinyin sān fēn yán sè shàng dà hóng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    不知自量
    give him an inch and he will take a mile; literally: three drops of colour expecting big red

三分顏色上大紅 [－－颜－－－红]

Jyutping saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4
Pinyin sān fēn yán se shàng dà gōng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. it is used to describe a person who boasts, thinks he/ she is superior after getting a small praise from others
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    三分颜色上大红
    三分顏色上大紅
    saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4
    • give him an inch and he will take a mile