做鬼做馬 [－－－马]

Jyutping zou6 gwai2 zou6 maa5
Pinyin zuò guǐ zuò mǎ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to deceive other in a naughty manner, play a trick/unable to accomplish task at hand
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    做鬼做马
    做鬼做馬
    zou6 gwai2 zou6 maa5
    • it can't be done; it's meaningless to put effort