大白象 [－－－]

Jyutping daai6 baak6 zoeng6
Pinyin dà bái xiàng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    又​冇​用​又​貴​嘅​設​施​、​工程
    white elephant
    • 大白象工程
      大白象工程
      daai6 baak6 zoeng6 gung1 cing4
      white elephant (project)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大白象工程
    大白象工程
    daai6 baak6 zoeng6 gung1 cing4
    • white elephant (project)
  2. Cantonese
    区议员表示政府应该尽量避免得物无所用嘅大白象 工程。
    區議員表示政府應該盡量避免得物無所用嘅大白象 工程。
    keoi1 ji5 jyun4 biu2 si6 zing3 fu2 jing1 goi1 zeon6 loeng6 bei6 min5 dak1 mat6 mou4 so2 jung6 ge3 daai6 baak6 zoeng6 gung1 cing4.
    • District council member said that the government should avoid acquiring white-elephant projects.
  3. Cantonese
    佢喺报章撰文批评大白象工程。
    佢喺報章撰文批評大白象工程。
    keoi5 hai2 bou3 zoeng1 zaan3 man4 pai1 ping4 daai6 baak6 zoeng6 gung1 cing4.
    • He wrote an article criticizing "white elephants" on the newspaper.