「唔使客氣」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: m4 sai2 haak3 hei3
Individual
Character Meaning:
唔 not
使 make; envoy; spend((money)); to cause"; to exploit someone; to spend money
客 guest; customer; client; visitor; shorthand of Hakka
氣 air; to get angry; to be enraged; electricity; electronic signal; gas; spirit; morale; breath
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
  • you are welcome; not at all; literally: do not be (so) polite
    (Cant.) 「真zan1係hai6唔m4該goi1晒saai3你nei5啊aa3!」「唔m4使sai2客haak3氣hei3!」
    (Eng.) "Thank you very much!" "You're welcome."

  • (as said by a guest) please do not bother
    (Cant.) 「不bat1如jyu4食sik6埋maai4晚maan5飯faan6先sin1至zi3走zau2啦laa1!」「唔m4使sai2咁gam3客haak3氣hei3喇laa3,我ngo5今gam1晚maan1約joek3咗zo2人jan4食sik6飯faan6喇laa3。」
    (Eng.) "Why don't you have dinner here before you leave?" "Please do not bother. I am meeting someone to have dinner tonight."

  • (as said by a host) make yourself at home; don't stand on ceremony; don't be so polite
    (Cant.) 你nei5坐co5低dai1食sik6件gin6餅beng2啦laa1,唔m4使sai2客haak3氣hei3喎wo3。
    (Eng.) Please sit down and have a cake, don't stand on ceremony.
    (Cant.) 今gam1晚maan5我ngo5請ceng2食sik6飯faan6,你nei5哋dei6唔m4使sai2同tung4我ngo5客haak3氣hei3呀aa3吓haa2!
    (Eng.) I'll treat you to a dinner tonight, please don't be so polite (and feel free to order what you like).

See also: 春 零 鬼
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