打發時間 [－发时间]

Jyutping daa2 faat3 si4 gaan3
Pinyin dǎ fā shí jiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pass the time
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to kill time
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    Mick等待约会的时候靠读杂志打发时间。
    Mick等待約會的時候靠讀雜誌打發時間。
    mick děng dài yuē huì de shí hou kào dú zá zhì dǎ fā shí jiān 。
    • Mick killed time by reading a magazine while waiting for his date.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    老人家 要学识点样打发时间先至唔会觉得闷。
    老人家 要學識點樣打發時間先至唔會覺得悶。
    lou5 jan4 gaa1 jiu3 hok6 sik1 dim2 joeng2 daa2 faat3 si4 gaan3 sin1 zi3 m4 wui3 gok3 dak1 mun6.
    • To get rid of boredom, old people need to learn how to kill time by themselves.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    打发时间
    打發時間
    dǎ fa shí jiān
    • to kill time