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Jyutping do1 jyu4
Pinyin duō yú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. superfluous
  2. unnecessary
  3. surplus
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    滿足​需要​之後仲有​剩
    superfluous; surplus
    • 如果我有多餘嘅錢,我會買一部數碼相機。
      如果我有多余嘅钱,我会买一部数码相机。
      jyu4 gwo2 ngo5 jau5 do1 jyu4 ge3 cin2, ngo5 wui5 maai5 jat1 bou6 sou3 maa5 soeng2 gei1.
      If I had any surplus money, I would buy a digital camera.
  2. 形容詞
    冇​必要​,​係​貶義
    meaningless; unnecessary; redundant
    • 你發咗電郵俾佢咪得囉,使乜再打電話咁多餘啊?
      你发咗电邮俾佢咪得啰,使乜再打电话咁多余啊?
      nei5 faat3 zo2 din6 jau4 bei2 keoi5 mai6 dak1 lo1, sai2 mat1 zoi3 daa2 din6 waa2 gam3 do1 jyu4 aa3?
      You have sent an e-mail to him already. It is unnecessary to make a call.
    • 睬你都多餘!
      睬你都多余!
      coi2 nei5 dou1 do1 jyu4!
      It's meaningless to talk to you!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    superfluous; unnecessary; surplus; uncalled-for; spare; excessive; redundant
    (syn.) 冗, 冗長, 冗长, 冗余, 剩, 冗餘
    • 多餘的話不必多説。
      多余的话不必多说。
      duō yú de huà bù bì duō shuō .
      There is no need to say more than what is necessary.
  2. verb
    to exceed
    (syn.) 过剩, 過剩
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #981
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我带去派对的瓶装啤酒是多余的;我们的主人家有间酒厂。
    我帶去派對的瓶裝啤酒是多餘的;我們的主人家有間酒廠。
    wǒ dài qu pài duì de píng zhuāng pí jiǔ shì duō yú de ; wǒ men de zhǔ rén jiā yǒu jiān jiǔ chǎng 。
    • The bottles of beer that I brought to the party were redundant; the host's family owned a brewery.
  2. Mandarin
    我们有多余的时间。
    我們有多餘的時間。
    wǒ men yǒu duō yú de shí jiān 。
    • We have time to spare.
  3. Mandarin
    还有多余的盐吗?
    還有多餘的鹽嗎?
    hái yǒu duō yú de yán ma ?
    • Is there any salt left?
    • Is there salt left?
    • Is it too salty?
  4. Mandarin
    事实证明了我们的担心是多余的。
    事實證明了我們的擔心是多餘的。
    shì shí zhèng míng le wǒ men de dān xīn shì duō yú de 。
    • The facts proved that our worries were unnecessary.
  5. Mandarin
    你有多余的钥匙吗?
    你有多餘的鑰匙嗎?
    nǐ yǒu duō yú de yào shi ma ?
    • Do you have an extra key?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    如果我有多余嘅钱,我会买一部数码相机。
    如果我有多餘嘅錢,我會買一部數碼相機。
    jyu4 gwo2 ngo5 jau5 do1 jyu4 ge3 cin2, ngo5 wui5 maai5 jat1 bou6 sou3 maa5 soeng2 gei1.
    • If I had any surplus money, I would buy a digital camera.
  2. Cantonese
    你发咗电邮俾佢咪得啰,使乜再打电话咁多余啊?
    你發咗電郵俾佢咪得囉,使乜再打電話咁多餘啊?
    nei5 faat3 zo2 din6 jau4 bei2 keoi5 mai6 dak1 lo1, sai2 mat1 zoi3 daa2 din6 waa2 gam3 do1 jyu4 aa3?
    • You have sent an e-mail to him already. It is unnecessary to make a call.
  3. Cantonese
    睬你都多余!
    睬你都多餘!
    coi2 nei5 dou1 do1 jyu4!
    • It's meaningless to talk to you!
  4. Cantonese
    多余
    多餘
    do1 jyu4
    • surplus and even unnecessary
  5. Cantonese
    派咁多警察对付啲和理非非嘅示威者,真系好多余。
    派咁多警察對付啲和理非非嘅示威者,真係好多餘。
    paai3 gam3 do1 ging2 caat3 deoi3 fu6 di1 wo4 lei5 fei1 fei1 ge3 si6 wai1 ze2, zan1 hai6 hou2 do1 jyu4.
    • It is beyond superfluous to send so many police officers to deal with some demonstrators who are "peaceful, rational, non-violent and foul-language free".
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    多余的话不必多说。
    多餘的話不必多説。
    duō yú de huà bù bì duō shuō .
    • There is no need to say more than what is necessary.