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)		又	要	威	，	又	要	戴	頭盔
simp. (又要威，又要戴头盔)		又	要	威	，	又	要	戴	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, which was intended to be a random rhyming phrase created by the original poster. Later popularized through Jackie Chan's TV commercial with Kaspersky antivirus, in which he was wearing a helmet.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁶ jiu³ wai¹, jau⁶ jiu³ daai³ tau⁴ kwai¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁶ jiu³ wai¹, jau⁶ jiu³ daai³ tau⁴ kwai¹
    • Yale: yauh yiu wāi, yauh yiu daai tàuh kwāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁶ jiu³ wai¹, jau⁶ jiu³ daai³ tau⁴ kwai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁶ yiu³ wei¹, yeo⁶ yiu³ dai³ teo⁴ kuei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²² jiːu̯³³ wɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² jiːu̯³³ taːi̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

又要威，又要戴頭盔

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, 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]

Derived terms

• 戴頭盔／戴头盔

 

Further reading

• Claudia Mo (15 September 2010). 名人教英文﹕又要威，又要戴頭盔. Ming Pao
• 又要威，又要戴頭盔. EVCHK