猛 — Cantonese Dictionary

猛

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Cantonese Slang

💡 Tip: [[fierce]] fierce.

Definitions

1 [[fierce]] fierce.
2 (hóu) máahng (好)猛 — [very fierce] haunted, full of bad spirits (dhlk 59, 2); successful, powerful (gwdl 23, 34).
3 máahng fū bàt kahp deih tàuh chūhng 猛虎不及地頭蟲 — [a powerful tiger is not equal to local bug] a saying which asserts that local knowledge and contacts can defeat powerful opposition from outside.
4 hohn bān gin yuh lóih yuh dō yàhn, máahng fū bàt kahp deih tàuh chūhng, bàt gám lyuhn lóih Hon Ban見愈來愈多人，猛虎不及地頭蟲，不敢亂來 — Hon Ban is seeing more and more people arriving, local connections can defeat the strongest enemies, he doesn't dare to try anything (snch 55, 13).
5 (hóu) máahng gwái (好)猛鬼 — [very fierce ghost] haunted, full of bad spirits.
6 máahng liu 猛料 — [severe stuff] high quality, terrific, "great stuff".