枉費 [－费]

Jyutping wong2 fai6
Pinyin wǎng fèi

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 白費 – 白费
  2. 白白耗費 – 白白耗费

枉費 [－费]

Jyutping wong2 fai3
Pinyin wǎng fèi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc)
  2. to try in vain
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    白​白浪​費
    to try in vain; to make vain efforts
    • 居然得一個人嚟呢個活動，實在係枉費大家籌備嘅心血。
      居然得一个人嚟呢个活动，实在系枉费大家筹备嘅心血。
      geoi1 jin4 dak1 jat1 go3 jan4 lai4 nei1 go3 wut6 dung6, sat6 zoi6 hai6 wong2 fai3 daai6 gaa1 cau4 bei6 ge3 sam1 hyut3.
      We did not expect that only one participant came to the activity. We all made vain efforts in preparation.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to waste (effort, money, etc.)
    (syn.) 曠廢, 拋荒, 無彩, 折腾, 糟蹋, 白費, 荒废, 耽誤, 空費, 干了, 虚耗, 抛荒, 旷废, 揮霍, 折騰, 浪费, 无彩, 浪費, 虛耗, 靡費, 挥霍, 白费, 加了, 荒廢, 空费, 耽误, 白了, 靡费
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    居然得一个人嚟呢个活动，实在系枉费大家筹备嘅心血。
    居然得一個人嚟呢個活動，實在係枉費大家籌備嘅心血。
    geoi1 jin4 dak1 jat1 go3 jan4 lai4 nei1 go3 wut6 dung6, sat6 zoi6 hai6 wong2 fai3 daai6 gaa1 cau4 bei6 ge3 sam1 hyut3.
    • We did not expect that only one participant came to the activity. We all made vain efforts in preparation.