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Jyutping baan3 je5
Pinyin bàn yě

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, verb-object
    to pretend; to fake; to act pretentiously or dramatically

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Jyutping baan6 je5
Pinyin bàn yě

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) to pretend; to fake; (adjective) pretentious
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、形容詞
    假裝​,​明明​唔​係​又​表現​到​好似​係​咁​。
    to pretend; to put on an act, act like something is real but it is not
    • 佢唔係真喊㗎,扮嘢㗎咋。
      佢唔系真喊㗎,扮嘢㗎咋。
      keoi5 m4 hai6 zan1 haam3 gaa3, baan6 je5 gaa3 zaa3.
      She's not really crying, she's just pretending.
  2. 動詞、形容詞
    形容​人裝模​作樣
    pretentious, phony, to describe someone who always put on an act
    • 條八婆好扮嘢㗎,連嗌個叉飯都要講英文。
      条八婆好扮嘢㗎,连嗌个叉饭都要讲英文。
      tiu4 baat3 po4 hou2 baan6 je5 gaa3, lin4 aai3 go3 caa1 faan6 dou1 jiu3 gong2 jing1 man2.
      That bitch is really pretentious, she has to speak English even when she orders rice with barbecued pork.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 裝模作樣 – 装模作样
  2. 裝樣子 – 装样子
  3. 裝蒜 – 装蒜
  4. 出風頭 – 出风头
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好再做戏啦,卢生,我哋都知你系扮嘢。
    唔好再做戲啦,盧生,我哋都知你係扮嘢。
    m4 hou2 zoi3 zou6 hei3 laa1, lou4 saang1, ngo5 dei6 dou1 zi1 nei5 hai6 baan6 je5.
    • Don't pretend anymore Mr. Lo, we all know you are acting.
  2. Cantonese
    佢唔系真喊㗎,扮嘢㗎咋。
    佢唔係真喊㗎,扮嘢㗎咋。
    keoi5 m4 hai6 zan1 haam3 gaa3, baan6 je5 gaa3 zaa3.
    • She's not really crying, she's just pretending.
  3. Cantonese
    条八婆好扮嘢㗎,连嗌个叉饭都要讲英文。
    條八婆好扮嘢㗎,連嗌個叉飯都要講英文。
    tiu4 baat3 po4 hou2 baan6 je5 gaa3, lin4 aai3 go3 caa1 faan6 dou1 jiu3 gong2 jing1 man2.
    • That bitch is really pretentious, she has to speak English even when she orders rice with barbecued pork.