鱷魚頭老襯底 [鳄鱼头－衬－]

Jyutping ngok6 jyu4 tau4 lou5 can3 dai2
Pinyin è yú tóu lǎo chèn dǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. someone who looks very smart but is actually easily deceived and tricked
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句、俚語
    外表​精明​、​強悍​，​實則​愚鈍​（​老襯​）
    someone who appears very clever or tough but is actually stupid or ineffective. Literally: crocodile head old fool bottom
    • 咪睇佢做戲好似好英明神武，原來係鱷魚頭老襯底，做生意俾人呃到周身債。
      咪睇佢做戏好似好英明神武，原来系鳄鱼头老衬底，做生意俾人呃到周身债。
      mai5 tai2 keoi5 zou6 hei3 hou2 ci5 hou2 jing1 ming4 san4 mou5, jyun4 loi4 hai6 ngok6 jyu4 tau4 lou5 can3 dai2, zou6 sang1 ji3 bei2 jan4 ngaak1 dou3 zau1 san1 zaai3
      Don't be misled by his hero image in the movies – he looks smart but is actually a fool. He's been cheated many times in the business and is drowning in debt.
  2. 反義詞
    面懵心精
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    咪睇佢做戏好似好英明神武，原来系鳄鱼头老衬底，做生意俾人呃到周身债。
    咪睇佢做戲好似好英明神武，原來係鱷魚頭老襯底，做生意俾人呃到周身債。
    mai5 tai2 keoi5 zou6 hei3 hou2 ci5 hou2 jing1 ming4 san4 mou5, jyun4 loi4 hai6 ngok6 jyu4 tau4 lou5 can3 dai2, zou6 sang1 ji3 bei2 jan4 ngaak1 dou3 zau1 san1 zaai3
    • Don't be misled by his hero image in the movies – he looks smart but is actually a fool. He's been cheated many times in the business and is drowning in debt.
  2. Cantonese
    鳄鱼头老衬底
    鱷魚頭老襯底
    • appears very clever or tough but is actually stupid or ineffective