剝花生 [剥－－]

Jyutping mok1 faa1 sang1
Pinyin bō huā shēng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, verb-object
    to sit aside and shell peanuts while the pair attending matchmaking talk to each other (usually as a younger sibling of the female side dispatched by parents); to be the third wheel; to act as the relaxed observer
    • 剥花生等睇戏
      剥花生等睇戏
      mok1 faa1 sang1 dang2 tai2 hei3
      to shell peanuts and wait for the show to play
  2. verb, literally, verb-object
    to shell peanuts, to scale peanuts

剝花生 [剥－－]

Jyutping mok1 faa1 sang1
Pinyin bāo huā shēng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. being the outsider; to be a third wheel; rubbernecking; to be an onlooker
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、俚語
    同食​花生
    to watch a dramatic event unfold as a bystander; literally: to shell peanuts
    • 你淨係喺到剝花生，又唔幫手阻止佢地鬧交。
      你净系喺到剥花生，又唔帮手阻止佢地闹交。
      nei5 zing6 hai6 hai2 dou3 mok1 faa1 saang1, jau6 m4 bong1 sau2 zo2 zi2 keoi5 dei6 naau6 gaau1.
      You are just watching but never stop them arguing.
  2. 動詞、俚語
    阻住​人​哋​談​情​説​愛​、​做​電燈膽​；​因​花生​殼​分​左右​兩邊​，​剝​花生​就​比喻​為​分開​一對​情侶​（​舊式​用法​）
    (obsolete) to be the uncomfortable third-person together with a pair of lovers
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    剥花生
    剝花生
    mok1 faa1 sang1
    • to shell peanuts
  2. Cantonese
    你净系喺到剥花生，又唔帮手阻止佢地闹交。
    你淨係喺到剝花生，又唔幫手阻止佢地鬧交。
    nei5 zing6 hai6 hai2 dou3 mok1 faa1 saang1, jau6 m4 bong1 sau2 zo2 zi2 keoi5 dei6 naau6 gaau1.
    • You are just watching but never stop them arguing.