又要威,又要戴頭盔

Chinese

 
(once) again; also; both... and...
(once) again; also; both... and...; again
 
important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
power; might; prestige
 
(once) again; also; both... and...
(once) again; also; both... and...; again
 
important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
 
to put on; to respect; to bear
to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves)
helmet
trad. (又要威,又要戴頭盔) 頭盔
simp. (又要威,又要戴头盔) 头盔
Literally: “want to look awesome but also want to wear a helmet at the same time”.

Etymology

Originated from a post on HKGolden circa 2009, popularized through Jackie Chan's TV commercial with Kaspersky, in which he was wearing a helmet.

Pronunciation


Idiom

又要威,又要戴頭盔

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to wish to grab attention or be awe-inspiring, yet not be willing to take risks or get oneself into trouble; talking hawk, acting chicken [2010s]

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