事但 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. whatever; wishy-washy [colloquial]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    唔​認真​，​隨便​，​得過​且過
    carelessly; casually; slapdash; slovenly
    • 快手整埋佢啦，是但交咗差先。
      快手整埋佢啦，是但交咗差先。
      faai3 sau2 zing2 lei5 keoi5 laa1, si6 daan6 gaau1 zo2 caai1 sin1.
      Hurry up to finish it, casually fulfill the basic requirement first.
  2. 副詞
    冇​所謂​、​隨便​任何​嘢
    as you please, whatever you like, whatever you think is best
    • 「呢道有咁多隻色嘅衫，你要邊隻？」「是但啦。」
      「呢道有咁多只色嘅衫，你要边只？」「是但啦。」
      ni1 dou6 jau5 gam3 do1 zek3 sik1 ge3 saam1, nei5 jiu3 bin1 zek3? si6 daan6 laa1.
      "Which colour do you want?" "Whatever."
    • 偷食、打女人、爛賭，是但中一樣都死，更何況佢三瓣衰勻？
      偷食、打女人、烂赌，是但中一样都死，更何况佢三瓣衰匀？
      tau1 sik6, daa2 neoi5 jan2, laan6 dou2, si6 daan6 zung3 jat1 joeng6 dou1 sei2, gang3 ho4 fong3 keoi5 saam1 faan6 seoi1 wan4?
      Just one of cheating, hitting women or gambling addiction makes one a bad man. He does all of them!
  3. 近義詞
    大意、得過且過、揦西、敷衍、求其、粗心、苟且、草率、輕率、隨便、馬虎
  4. 反義詞
    仔細、俾心機、嚴格、用心、細心、細緻、認真
  5. 參看
    是但、事旦、是旦
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    中英数事但一科唔合格，都好难揾到学校收。
    中英數事但一科唔合格，都好難揾到學校收。
    zung1 jing1 sou3 si6 daan6 jat1 fo1 m4 hap6 gaak3, dou1 hou2 naan4 wan2 dou2 hok6 haau6 sau1.
    • It would be difficult to find a school to accept a student that has failed in Chinese, English or Mathematics.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个女仔冇咩本事但系可以用价值几十万一个手袋，见到真系眼赤。
    呢個女仔冇咩本事但係可以用價值幾十萬一個手袋，見到真係眼赤。
    ni1 go3 neoi5 zai2 mou5 me1 bun2 si6 daan6 hai6 ho2 ji5 jung6 gaa3 zik6 gei2 sap6 maan6 jat1 go3 sau2 doi6, gin3 dou2 zan1 hai6 ngaan5 cek3.
    • Seeing a girl who is not very capable nor intelligent, but carrying a very expensive handbag makes me envy towards her.