嘥心機 [－－机]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. wasting one's effort
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    做​一樣​嘢​唔​會​有​效果​、​回報​，​只​係​折磨​自己​嘅​精神
    to waste one's breath
    • 你唔好諗住同前度復合喇，嘥心機㗎咋。
      你唔好谂住同前度复合喇，嘥心机㗎咋。
      nei5 m4 hou2 nam2 zyu6 tung4 cin4 dou6 fuk6 hap6 laa3, saai1 sam1 gei1 gaa3 zaa3.
      Don't think about getting back with your ex again ever. It just wastes your effort.
  2. 近義詞
    嘥心機捱眼瞓、嘥氣
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 費神 – 费神
  2. 費心血 – 费心血
  3. 枉費心機 – 枉费心机
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔好谂住同前度复合喇，嘥心机㗎咋。
    你唔好諗住同前度復合喇，嘥心機㗎咋。
    nei5 m4 hou2 nam2 zyu6 tung4 cin4 dou6 fuk6 hap6 laa3, saai1 sam1 gei1 gaa3 zaa3.
    • Don't think about getting back with your ex again ever. It just wastes your effort.
  2. Cantonese
    去旅行买手信，求其买啲一大包独立包装嘅小食返到嚟派咪ok啰，唔好为咗满足同事想要咩就嘥心机喺度慢慢谂买咩啦。
    去旅行買手信，求其買啲一大包獨立包裝嘅小食返到嚟派咪ok囉，唔好為咗滿足同事想要咩就嘥心機喺度慢慢諗買咩啦。
    • Just buy a bag of individual snack packs and distribute them while you are on your vacation, don't waste your time on thinking what to buy while you're on holiday to satisfy what your colleagues want.
  3. Cantonese
    咁落力做咩吖，咪盏系嘥心机挨眼瞓！
    咁落力做咩吖，咪盞係嘥心機捱眼瞓！
    gam3 lok6 lik6 zou6 me1 aa1, mai6 zaan2 hai6 saai1 sam1 gei1 ngaai4 ngaan5 fan3!
    • What's the point of paying so much effort? It will be just wasted!