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› 嘥
嘥
saai1
Cantonese
Slang
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[[to waste]]
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1
[[to waste]]
2
sāai geuk lihk 嘥腳力 — to waste energy by walking; to waste time by walking around.
3
sāai háu sēui 嘥口水 — to waste one's words, to waste one's breath
4
sāai hei 嘥氣 — to talk nonsense; to waste one's breath
Other Readings
嘥
saai1
# adapted from cc-cedict | wasteful | to waste (Cantonese) | to debase | to lose
Words containing 嘥
嘥燈賣油
saai1
dang1
maai6
jau4
to work hard for nothing
嘥腳力
saai1
goek3
lik6
to waste energy walking around [colloquial]
嘥口水
saai1
hau2
seoi2
wasting one's effort or words (spoken)
嘥心機捱眼訓
saai1
sam1
gei1
ngaai4
ngaan5
fan3
waste of time and energy [colloquial]
嘥撻
saai1
taat3
wasting (spoken)
食得唔好嘥
sik6
dak1
m4
hou2
saai2
[[don't waste what can be eaten]] one should not waste anything that is edible o
盞嘥氣
zaan2
saai1
hei3
a sheer waste of efforts for nothing; only in vain
嘥料
saai1
liu6*2
waste or not cherish due to the fact the one doesn't know the value of sth.
嘥時間
saai1
si4
gaan3
time wasting
嘥地方
saai1
dei6
fong1
waste of space
嘥電
saai1
din6
waste of electricity [colloquial]
嘥氣
saai1
hei3
(phrasal verb) to do things in vain; to waste someone's efforts for nothing
大嘥
daai6
saai1
wasteful
嘥心機,挨眼瞓
saai1
sam1
gei1
ngaai4
ngaan5
fan3
waste of efforts, tolerate sleepiness, it means to work hard for nothing
食得唔好嘥
sik6
dak1
m4
hou2
saai1
not wasting what can be taken or eating (spoken)
賺嘥氣
zaan2
saai1
hei3
a waste of breath; beating a dead horse; futile; pointless
嘥心機
saai1
sam1
gei1
wasting one's effort
嘥時間
saai1
si4
gaan1*3
to waste time
鬥嘥
dau3
saai1
to slander each other; to compete with each other on wastefulness
嘥聲壞氣
saai1
sing1
waai6
hei3
efforts wasted
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