Cantonese · 13 November 2026 · Passive and Disposal Constructions
比人鬧
bei2 jan4 naau6Jyutping
to get scolded / to get chewed out
phrase
A highly frequent passive expression denoting that the subject has been reprimanded, lectured, or yelled at by someone, usually a superior or authority figure.
In a sentence
你條 deadline 慢得滯，份手尾合約到家陣都交唔出，難怪啱啱入去房度比人鬧啦。
nei5 tiu2 ded1 laai1 maan6 dak1 zai6, fan6 sau2 mei5 hap6 joek3 dou3 gaa1 zan2 dou1 gaau1 m4 ceot1, naan4 gwaai3 ngaam1 ngaam1 jap6 heoi3 fong2 dou6 bei2 jan4 naau6 laa1.
Your timeline is way too slow and you still haven't handed in that leftover contract even now; no wonder you just got chewed out by someone the moment you stepped into the room.