做場戲 [－场戏]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to put on a show (of deception); to put on an act [colloquial]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    一班人​為​咗​呃​人​而​夾埋​嚟​演戲​，​特登​俾​被​呃​嘅​對​象​睇
    to create drama; to deceive; to set a trap; to put on a show or an act to deceive someone
    • 選舉咁多花邊，你點知人哋係咪只係做場戲俾你睇啫。
      选举咁多花边，你点知人哋系咪只系做场戏俾你睇啫。
      syun2 geoi2 gam3 do1 faa1 bin1, nei5 dim2 zi1 jan4 dei6 hai6 mai6 zi2 hai6 zou6 coeng4 hei3 bei2 nei5 tai2 ze1
      There is so much gossip going around in this election. How could you know whether people are making a mountain out of a molehill?
  2. 近義詞
    做場大戲、做場大龍鳳、做場好戲
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    选举咁多花边，你点知人哋系咪只系做场戏俾你睇啫。
    選舉咁多花邊，你點知人哋係咪只係做場戲俾你睇啫。
    syun2 geoi2 gam3 do1 faa1 bin1, nei5 dim2 zi1 jan4 dei6 hai6 mai6 zi2 hai6 zou6 coeng4 hei3 bei2 nei5 tai2 ze1
    • There is so much gossip going around in this election. How could you know whether people are making a mountain out of a molehill?