三分顏色上大紅 (saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4) — go beyond one's depth; overrrate one's own abilities; overreach onself in Cantonese
saamˉ¹三fanˉ¹分ngaanˎ₄顏sikˉ¹色soengˏ₅上daaiˍ₆大hungˎ₄紅简 三分颜色上大红
Mandarin Pinyin: san1 fen1 yan2 se4 shang4 da4 hong2
Meaning of 三分顏色上大紅
noungo beyond one's depth; overrrate one's own abilities; overreach onself
nounto be greedy; to have won an inch and expect a mile; to push one's luck
nounit is used to describe a person who boasts, thinks he/ she is superior after getting a small praise from others