給...點兒顏色看
Mandarin
| simpl. | 给...点儿颜色看 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 給...點兒顏色看 | |
Etymology
- 給 gěi ("to give") + 點兒 diǎnr ("a little") + 顏色 yánsè (literally, "colour"; idiomatically, "countenance; facial expression") + 看 kàn ("to see")
Verb
給...點兒顏色看 (traditional, Pinyin gěi...diǎnr yánsè kàn, simplified 给...点儿颜色看)
- (colloquial) to display one's power in order to intimidate someone; to teach someone a lesson; to fix someone's wagon
Alternative forms
- gěi...diǎn yánsè kànkàn 給...點顏色看看
- gěi...diǎn yánsè qiáo 給...點顏色瞧
- gěi...diǎn yánsè qiáoqiáo 給...點顏色瞧瞧
- gěi...diǎnr yánsè kànkàn 給...點兒顏色看看
- gěi...diǎnr yánsè qiáo 給...點兒顏色瞧
- gěi...diǎnr yánsè qiáoqiáo 給...點兒顏色瞧瞧
References
- 2005, Yu Feng; Zhijie Jia, Jie Cai, Yaohua Shi, Judith M. Amory, Pop Chinese: A Cheng & Tsui Handbook Of Contemporary Colloquial Expressions (Cheng & Tsui Asian Dictionary Series) (话是这么说：中国当代流行语手册) (in English/Chinese), Boston: Cheng & Tsui, ISBN 0-88727-424-2: