indecision Posted August 30, 2007 at 07:20 PM Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 at 07:20 PM Hello everyone, this is my first post here so I'm sorry if I do anything wrong I need to know how to write "We're better than you" in Cantonese. My guess was: 我哋比你哋好好多 However, I also need it to sound kind of rude and bitchy, and I was under the impression that using "bei" to mean "compared with" had more of a formal tone to it. I asked my Cantonese friend and he said: 我哋好gwo你哋 (< also, what character is used for "gwo"?) But how would you write or say this if you were trying to sound nasty? Thank you for any help you can give me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted August 30, 2007 at 11:03 PM Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 at 11:03 PM I would insult the other instead of saying good things about myself. Something like: 咁[For added rudeness: 9]咋架你哋。 But if you insist: 我哋好[for added rudeness: 9]过你哋多多声啦。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indecision Posted August 30, 2007 at 11:27 PM Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 at 11:27 PM Thank you very much! I'm still a beginner though, so could I ask would "多多声" in that sense mean "better reputation"? Also I'm not sure what you mean by "For added rudeness: 9" (though i'm guessing you're referring to the tone number)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted August 31, 2007 at 02:08 PM Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 at 02:08 PM 多多声 is a slang meaning by very much/by a big margin. 9 is obscenity. What was the situation where you wanted to say that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indecision Posted August 31, 2007 at 02:13 PM Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 at 02:13 PM Ohh, I see! I'm decorating a shirt for a friend and she wanted "We're better than you" written in Cantonese. It's her team's shirt so she wanted it to be kind of rude and bragging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted August 31, 2007 at 02:32 PM Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 at 02:32 PM Both of the phrases I suggested wouldn't work well in your situation. I have to think about it. Let's see if other people have any suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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