少來 [－来]

Jyutping siu2 loi4
Pinyin shǎo lái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. refrain (from doing sth)
  2. (coll.) Come on!
  3. Give me a break!
  4. Save it!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. intj
    come on!; give me a break!; save it!
    (syn.) 拜託, 拜托
  2. verb
    to do less; to add less; to bring less
  3. verb
    to be sparing (in doing something)
  4. verb
    to refrain (from doing something)
  5. verb
    to come less often
  6. adv, literary
    always; all along; hitherto
    (syn.) 始終, 直直, 向来, 取總, 一貫, 素来, 不嬲, 向來, 牢牢, 跇头, 取总, 一路来, 一路來, 始终, 从到今, 一路, 终始, 透底, 從到今, 歷來, 一贯, 从来, 素來, 跇頭, 一直, 历来, 終始, 一向, 從來
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他很少来看我。
    他很少來看我。
    tā hěn shǎo lái kàn wǒ 。
    • He seldom comes to see me.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋话名系亲戚，其实好少来往。
    佢哋話名係親戚，其實好少來往。
    keoi5 dei6 waa6 meng2 hai6 can1 cik1, kei4 sat6 hou2 siu2 loi4 wong5.
    • They are relatives in name, but in fact they don't contact much.