唔做嘢 [－－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to not do anything; to be slacking; to not do any work when on should be [colloquial]
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔做嘢就冇饭开。
    唔做嘢就冇飯開。
    m4 zou6 je5 zau6 mou5 faan6 hoi1 。
    • He who doesn't work has nothing to eat.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶条友永远都唔做嘢。
    嗰條友永遠都唔做嘢。
    go2 tiu4 jau2 wing5 jyun5 dou1 m4 zou6 je5
    • That guy never works.
  2. Cantonese
    你又唔返学，又唔做嘢，日日瞓喺张床咁，终日浑浑噩噩咁，似咩样？
    你又唔返學，又唔做嘢，日日瞓喺張牀咁，終日渾渾噩噩咁，似咩樣？
    nei5 jau6 m4 faan1 hok6, jau5 m4 zou6 je5, jat6 jat6 fan3 hai2 zoeng1 cong4 gam2, zung1 jat6 wan6 wan6 ngok6 ngok6 gam2, ci5 me1 joeng2.
    • You are not attending school, nor getting a job, but lying on your bed all day. What on earth are you doing?
  3. Cantonese
    我眼见我啲组员唔做嘢，于是话咗俾教授知。
    我眼見我啲組員唔做嘢，於是話咗俾教授知。
    ngo5 ngaan5 gin3 ngo5 di1 zou2 jyun4 m4 zou6 je5, jyu1 si6 waa6 zo2 bei2 gaau3 sau6 zi1.
    • 我眼看我的組員不工作，於是告訴了教授。
    • Considering my fellow group members were not doing anything, I told my professor about them.
  4. Cantonese
    食嘢唔做嘢，正一死老鬼！
    食嘢唔做嘢，正一死老鬼！
    • You old bugger are only living to munch free food!
  5. Cantonese
    佢个女正一皇帝女嚟㗎！食嘢唔做嘢！
    佢個女正一皇帝女嚟㗎！食嘢唔做嘢！
    keoi5 go3 neoi2 zing3 jat1 wong4 dai3 neoi2 lai4 gaa3! sik6 je5 m4 zou6 je5!
    • His daughter is such an emperor's daughter! (She) just eats and does nothing at all!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒系咪？
    你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒系咪？
    nei5 seng4 jat6 sik6 je5 m4 zou6 je5; bok3 caau2 hai6 mai2?
    • You're forever eating and not doing work; are you trying to get fired?