食花生 [－－－]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    即​係​食住​花生​等​睇​戲​；​比喻​剩​係​企​係​度​旁觀​唔​插手​，​當睇​戲​咁​旁觀​一​啲​戲劇​性​嘅​事件
    to watch a dramatic event unfold as a bystander; literally: to eat peanuts
    • 你哋想打交？咁我喺度食花生啦。
      你哋想打交？咁我喺度食花生啦。
      nei5 dei6 soeng2 daa2 gaau1? gam2 ngo5 hai2 dou6 sik6 faa1 sang1 laa3.
      You guys wanna fight each other? Cool. I'm grabbing popcorn.
  2. 近義詞
    剝花生、隔岸觀火
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, slang, verb-object
    to watch the excitement; to go where the crowds are
    (syn.) 看热闹, 看熱鬧, 吃瓜
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你哋想打交？咁我喺度食花生啦。
    你哋想打交？咁我喺度食花生啦。
    nei5 dei6 soeng2 daa2 gaau1? gam2 ngo5 hai2 dou6 sik6 faa1 sang1 laa3.
    • You guys wanna fight each other? Cool. I'm grabbing popcorn.