「嘥氣」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: saai1 hei3
Individual
Character Meaning:
嘥 to waste; to spend carelessly
氣 air; to get angry; to be enraged; electricity; electronic signal; gas; spirit; morale; breath
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to waste one's breath; to give advice about something without positive results
    (Cant.) 講gong2得dak1咁gam3清cing1楚co2佢keoi5都dou1唔m4明ming4,真zan1係hai6嘥saai1氣hei3!
    (Eng.) I explained it so carefully and still didn't understand. What a waste of breath!
    (Cant.) 同tung4你nei5講gong2嚟lai4都dou1嘥saai1氣hei3!
    (Eng.) Talking to you is a waste of breath!

  • to waste one's efforts; to spend effort in vain
    (Cant.) 反faan2正zing3都dou1唔m4識sik1,做zou6嚟lai4都dou1嘥saai1氣hei3。
    (Eng.) I don't understand the materials anyway, it would be a waste of effort to attempt it.

Synonym: Synonym: 嘥gas
See also: 嘥心機
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