廢話 [废话]

Jyutping fai3 waa2
Pinyin fèi huà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. nonsense
  2. rubbish
  3. superfluous words
  4. You don't say!
  5. No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    冇​意​義​嘅​話​語​（​量​詞​：​句​）
    nonsense; idle or superfluous words
    • 唔好講廢話，快啲講個真相俾我知！
      唔好讲废话，快啲讲个真相俾我知！
      m4 hou2 gong2 fai3 waa2, faai3 di1 gong2 go3 zan1 soeng3 bei2 ngo5 zi1.
      Stop the nonsense! Tell me the truth immediately!
    • 廢話，我梗係阿媽生㗎啦。
      废话，我梗系阿妈生㗎啦。
      fai3 waa2, ngo5 gang2 hai6 aa3 maa1 saang1 gaa3 laa1.
      Bullshit! Of course it's my mother who gave birth to me.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    rubbish; worthless words; superfluous words
    (syn.) 胡说, 胡言, 胡說
    • 他説了半天，一點兒乾貨都沒有，全是廢話。
      他说了半天，一点儿干货都没有，全是废话。
      tā shuō le bàn tiān ， yī diǎn r5 gān huò dōu méi yǒu ， quán shì fèi huà ．
      He was speaking for a long time. Not a bit of what he said was substantial; all of it was trash.
    • 把文章中廢話去掉
      把文章中废话去掉
      bǎ wén zhāng zhōng fèi huà qù diào
      to remove redundant words from the article
    • “你知道嗎？太陽只有白天才看得到。”“廢話！”
      “你知道吗？太阳只有白天才看得到。”“废话！”
      “ nǐ zhī dào ma ？ tài yang zhǐ yǒu bái tiān cái kàn de dào ． ” “ fèi huà ！ ”
      ‘Do you know that the sun can only be seen in the daytime?’ ‘You don’t say!’
  2. verb
    to speak worthless words
    • 別廢話了！趕緊走吧！
      别废话了！赶紧走吧！
      bié fèi huà le ！ gǎn jǐn zǒu ba ！
      Cut the empty talk and go now!
    • 你跟那個人廢什麼話啊！這人可固執得很呢！
      你跟那个人废什么话啊！这人可固执得很呢！
      nǐ gēn nèi ge rén fèi shén me huà a ！ zhè rén kě gù zhi de hěn ne ！
      What do you speak in vain to that guy for (rhetorical)? They're quite stubborn!
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1107
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    不要说废话！
    不要說廢話！
    bù yào shuō fèi huà ！
    • Don't talk nonsense!
    • Don't talk rubbish!
    • Don't speak nonsense!
  2. Mandarin
    做事，少废话。
    做事，少廢話。
    zuò shì ， shǎo fèi huà 。
    • Actions, not words.
  3. Mandarin
    别听他的, 他在说废话。
    別聽他的, 他在說廢話。
    bié tīng tā de , tā zài shuō fèi huà 。
    • Don't listen to him, he's talking nonsense.
  4. Mandarin
    我曾说过的废话当中那是最愚蠢的一句。
    我曾説過的廢話當中那是最愚蠢的一句。
    wǒ céng shuō guò de fèi huà dāng zhōng nà shi zuì yú chǔn de yī jù 。
    • That's the stupidest thing I've ever said.
  5. Mandarin
    这是什么废话？
    這是什麼廢話？
    zhè shì shén me fèi huà ？
    • What is this nonsense?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢啱啱讲咗一大段废话，我根本就冇留心听。
    佢啱啱講咗一大段廢話，我根本就冇留心聽。
    keoi5 ngaam1 ngaam1 gong2 zo2 jat1 daai6 dyun6 fai3 waa2, ngo5 gan1 bun2 zau6 mou5 lau4 sam1 teng1
    • He just gave a useless speech, and I didn't even pay attention.
  2. Cantonese
    废话
    廢話
    fai3 waa2
    • nonsense
  3. Cantonese
    要打就打，废话少讲！
    要打就打，廢話少講！
    jiu3 daa2 zau6 daa2, fai3 waa2 siu2 gong2!
    • If you want to fight, just fight, no more crap from your mouth!
  4. Cantonese
    少讲废话！
    少講廢話！
    siu2 gong2 fai3 waa2!
    • Stop talking rubbish!
  5. Cantonese
    唔好讲废话，快啲讲个真相俾我知！
    唔好講廢話，快啲講個真相俾我知！
    m4 hou2 gong2 fai3 waa2, faai3 di1 gong2 go3 zan1 soeng3 bei2 ngo5 zi1.
    • Stop the nonsense! Tell me the truth immediately!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    少说废话！
    少說廢話！
    shǎo shuō fèi huà ！
    • Stop chattering!
  2. Mandarin
    他说了半天，一点儿干货都没有，全是废话。
    他説了半天，一點兒乾貨都沒有，全是廢話。
    tā shuō le bàn tiān ， yī diǎn r5 gān huò dōu méi yǒu ， quán shì fèi huà ．
    • He was speaking for a long time. Not a bit of what he said was substantial; all of it was trash.
  3. Mandarin
    把文章中废话去掉
    把文章中廢話去掉
    bǎ wén zhāng zhōng fèi huà qù diào
    • to remove redundant words from the article
  4. Mandarin
    “你知道吗？太阳只有白天才看得到。”“废话！”
    “你知道嗎？太陽只有白天才看得到。”“廢話！”
    “ nǐ zhī dào ma ？ tài yang zhǐ yǒu bái tiān cái kàn de dào ． ” “ fèi huà ！ ”
    • ‘Do you know that the sun can only be seen in the daytime?’ ‘You don’t say!’
  5. Mandarin
    别废话了！赶紧走吧！
    別廢話了！趕緊走吧！
    bié fèi huà le ！ gǎn jǐn zǒu ba ！
    • Cut the empty talk and go now!