監人賴厚

監人賴厚

1. (Cantonese) to force someone to like oneself or to do as one likes
   • (Can we date this quote?), 廖恩燾, “重印嬉笑集自序”, in 《嬉笑集》‎, 校正本 edition:

     又水鬼⿰氵氹監人賴厚，索油躉鬼咁滋油，够佢褸幽，鍊體操魄不附體
     又水鬼⿰氵氹监人赖厚，索油趸鬼咁滋油，够佢褛幽，炼体操魄不附体

     jau⁶ seoi² gwai² _ gaam¹ jan⁴ laai⁵ hau⁶, sok³ jau⁴ dan² gwai² gam³ zi¹ jau⁴, gau³ keoi⁵ lau⁵ jau¹, lin⁶ tai² cou¹ bok³ bat¹ fu⁶ tai²

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   • 1947, 楊工良, director, 《新白金龍》 ‎, spoken by 白金龍 (薛覺先 ):

     你係高竇嘅貓𫤘　我偏要監人賴厚
     你系高窦嘅猫儿　我偏要监人赖厚

     nei⁵ hai⁶ gou¹ dau³ ge³ maau¹ ji⁴, ngo⁵ pin¹ jiu³ gaam¹ jan⁴ laai⁵ hau⁶

     You are a snobby cat, yet I insist on forcing you to love me

   • 1975, 三蘇, “情人節實係冇情人之節論”, in 《三蘇怪論選》, Hong Kong: 作家書屋, page 118:

     情人節最好之處是監人賴厚，買張又大又靚者寄與女朋友，咭內印好晒情話，唔使自己講，亦唔怕講出來面紅，更不怕會俾人打幾個巴掌。
     情人节最好之处是监人赖厚，买张又大又靓者寄与女朋友，咭内印好晒情话，唔使自己讲，亦唔怕讲出来面红，更不怕会俾人打几个巴掌。

     cing⁴ jan⁴ zit³ zeoi³ hou² zi¹ cyu³ si⁶ gaam¹ jan⁴ laai⁵ hau⁶, maai⁵ zoeng¹ jau⁶ daai⁶ jau⁶ leng³ ze² gei³ jyu⁵ neoi⁵ pang⁴ jau⁵, kaat¹ noi⁶ jan³ hou² saai³ cing⁴ waa⁶, m⁴ sai² zi⁶ gei² gong², jik⁶ m⁴ paa³ gong² ceot¹ loi⁴ min⁶ hung⁴, gang¹ bat¹ paa³ wui⁵ bei² jan⁴ daa² gei² go³ baa¹ zoeng².

     The best part of Valentine's Day is forcing people to like you. You can buy a big and pretty card and send it to your girlfriend. The card would have romantic words printed inside, so you don't have to say them yourself; you'll save yourself the trouble of saying them out loud and feeling shy about it or getting a few slaps.