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Jyutping sip3 sek6 jan4
Pinyin shè shí rén

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. someone who tries to hog the limelight [colloquial]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    成日​搶​人鏡頭​(​企​喺​啲​名人​隔籬令​自己​上鏡​)​,​吸引​大眾​注意​、​搏宣​傳​嘅​人​(​量​詞​:​個​)
    those who attempt to be captured on camera by standing next to famous people, intending to increase one's own publicity; also used to describe people who hog the limelight or otherwise attempt to attract media attention by clinging to other famous people; literally, magnet person
    • 咩年代都有啲攝石人,時時刻刻想人注意㗎啦。
      咩年代都有啲摄石人,时时刻刻想人注意㗎啦。
      me1 nin4 doi6 dou1 jau5 di1 sip3 sek6 jan4, si4 si4 haak1 haak1 soeng2 jan4 zyu3 ji3 gaa3 laa1.
      No matter what era you're in, there are these "magnet people" who try to hog the limelight all the time.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    咩年代都有啲摄石人,时时刻刻想人注意㗎啦。
    咩年代都有啲攝石人,時時刻刻想人注意㗎啦。
    me1 nin4 doi6 dou1 jau5 di1 sip3 sek6 jan4, si4 si4 haak1 haak1 soeng2 jan4 zyu3 ji3 gaa3 laa1.
    • No matter what era you're in, there are these "magnet people" who try to hog the limelight all the time.