語句
亂咁使錢 profligate use of money; literally: pouring money into the sea
沉迷賭博,倒錢落海。
沉迷赌博,倒钱落海。
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, Cantonese, Hong-Kong, idiomatic
to pour money down the drain; to squander money
沉迷赌博,倒钱落海
沉迷赌博,倒钱落海
cam4 mai4 dou2 bok3, dou2 cin2 lok6 hoi2 Excessive gambling costs more than you can afford. (literally, “Gambling addiction is like pouring money into the sea.”)
在香港人口及商業用地需要下降、儲備大幅下降及結構性財赤危機下,仍強推明日大嶼交椅洲填海計劃,擔心萬億工程,倒錢落海,禍延幾代。
在香港人口及商业用地需要下降、储备大幅下降及结构性财赤危机下,仍强推明日大屿交椅洲填海计划,担心万亿工程,倒钱落海,祸延几代。
zài xiāng gǎng rén kǒu jí shāng yè yòng dì xū yào xià jiàng , chǔ bèi dà fú xià jiàng jí jié gòu xìng cái chì wēi jī xià , réng qiǎng tuī míng rì dà yǔ jiāo yǐ zhōu tián hǎi jì huà , dān xīn wàn yì gōng chéng , dǎo qián luò hǎi , huò yán jǐ dài . [The Save Lantau Alliance] is concerned that if the government still carries out the "Lantau Tomorrow Vision" plan under decreasing population, decreasing need of commercial land use, decrease in reserves and structural deficit, this project costing billions of dollars will be a complete waste of money and would adversely affect several generations.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
沉迷赌博,倒钱落海。
沉迷賭博,倒錢落海。
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Excessive gambling means pouring money into the sea.
[The Save Lantau Alliance] is concerned that if the government still carries out the "Lantau Tomorrow Vision" plan under decreasing population, decreasing need of commercial land use, decrease in reserves and structural deficit, this project costing billions of dollars will be a complete waste of money and would adversely affect several generations.