嘥 [－]

Jyutping saai1
Pinyin sāi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to waste (Cantonese)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. fail to catch (a change); (adjective) waste;
  2. to waste (Cantonese)/wasteful/to lose out on something/to debase
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    冇​意義​噉​用​咗​啲​時間​、​錢​、​資源​；​浪費
    to waste; to spend carelessly
    • 嘥氣
      嘥气
      saai1 hei3
      to waste one's breath
    • 食埋個麪包，唔好嘥嘢呀。
      食埋个面包，唔好嘥嘢呀。
      sik6 maai4 go3 min6 baau1, m4 hou2 saai1 je5 aa3.
      Finish up the bread; don't waste food.
    • 部電腦花咗少少就唔要，真係好嘥囉。
      部电脑花咗少少就唔要，真系好嘥啰。
      bou6 din6 nou5 faa1 zo2 siu2 siu2 zau6 m4 jiu3, zan1 hai6 hou2 saai1 lo1.
      It would be very wasteful to throw the computer away just because it's a little scratched up.
  2. 近義詞
    浪費、白費
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Cantonese
    wasteful; tending to waste resources
  2. character, Cantonese
    to waste
    • 嘥錢
      嘥钱
      saai1 cin2
      to waste money
  3. character, Cantonese
    to miss; to lose (an opportunity)
  4. character, Cantonese
    to debase; to taunt
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. (Cant.) to waste
  2. all, entirely
  3. Cangjie Input
    RHOO
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 浪費 – 浪费
  2. 錯過 – 错过
  3. 看貶 – 看贬
  4. 詆毀 – 诋毁
  5. 諷刺 – 讽刺
  6. 挖苦
  7. 故意貶低 – 故意贬低
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我觉得睇电视好嘥时间。
    我覺得睇電視好嘥時間。
    ngo5 gok3 dak1 tai2 din6 si6 hou3 saai1 si4 gaan3 。
    • I think of watching TV as a waste of time.
    • I think watching TV is a waste of time.
    • I think that watching TV is a waste of time.
  2. Cantonese
    你著咩嘥士㗎？
    你著咩嘥士㗎？
    nei5 zoek6 me1 saai1 si6 gaa3 ？
    • What size do you wear?
  3. Cantonese
    你打咁多机，唔觉得好嘥时间嘅咩？
    你打咁多機，唔覺得好嘥時間嘅咩？
    nei5 daa2 gam3 do1 gei1 ， m4 gok3 dak1 hou3 saai1 si4 gaan3 ge3 me1 ？
    • Don't you think you're wasting your time playing so many video games?
  4. Cantonese
    唔好嘥时间。
    唔好嘥時間。
    m4 hou3 saai1 si4 gaan3 。
    • Don't waste time.
  5. Cantonese
    你唔好再大嘥啲？
    你唔好再大嘥啲？
    nei5 m4 hou3 zoi3 daai6 saai1 di1 ？
    • Gosh, can you be more wasteful?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢每次食雪糕都唔食埋个雪糕筒，好大嘥。
    佢每次食雪糕都唔食埋個雪糕筒，好大嘥。
    keoi5 mui5 ci3 sik6 syut3 gou1 dou1 m4 sik6 maai4 go3 syut3 gou1 tung2, hou2 daai6 saai1.
    • He doesn't eat the cone every time he eats ice cream. What a waste!
  2. Cantonese
    啲地产商又喺度囤地，嘥晒啲地。
    啲地產商又喺度囤地，嘥晒啲地。
    di1 dei6 caan2 soeng1 jau6 hai2 dou6 tyun4 dei6, saai1 saai3 di1 dei6.
    • Those developers are hoarding lands again. Such a waste of land.
  3. Cantonese
    佢冇用到拎去堆填都嫌嘥位。
    佢冇用到拎去堆填都嫌嘥位。
    keoi5 mou5 jung6 dou3 ling1 heoi3 deoi1 tin4 dou1 jim4 saai1 wai2.
    • He is so useless that it is a waste of space if he is dumped in the landfill.
  4. Cantonese
    嚱，你做咁多嘢盏嘥气㗎咋。
    嚱，你做咁多嘢盞嘥氣㗎咋。
    hei5, nei5 zou6 gam3 do1 je5 zaan2 saai1 hei3 gaa3 zaa3.
    • Hey, you're doing all these things for nothing.
  5. Cantonese
    大嘥鬼
    大嘥鬼
    daai6 saai1 gwai2
    • a derogative term for those that are wasteful; literally: big waste ghost
    • big waster; wasteful guy
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    嘈咩吖，有佢讲冇人讲，拗嚟盏嘥气！悭返啖气好过。
    嘈咩吖，有佢講冇人講，拗嚟盞嘥氣！慳返啖氣好過。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    嘥钱
    嘥錢
    saai1 cin2
    • to waste money