托炮 [－－]

Jyutping tok3 paau3
Pinyin tuō pào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to do something pointless; to try to do something that is beyone one's ability [colloquial]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    做​一​啲​好​無​聊​嘅​事
    Literally "to carry a cannon", figuratively "to do something pointless".
    • 你哋踎 響度托炮咩？快啲返去做嘢啦。
      你哋踎 响度托炮咩？快啲返去做嘢啦。
      nei5 dei6 mau1 hoeng2 dou6 tok3 paau3 me1？faai3 di1 faan1 heoi3 zou6 je5 laa1。
      Why are you diddling here? Get back to work.
  2. 近義詞
    托杉
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你哋踎 响度托炮咩？快啲返去做嘢啦。
    你哋踎 響度托炮咩？快啲返去做嘢啦。
    nei5 dei6 mau1 hoeng2 dou6 tok3 paau3 me1？faai3 di1 faan1 heoi3 zou6 je5 laa1。
    • Why are you diddling here? Get back to work.