無謂 [无谓]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. pointless
  2. meaningless
  3. unnecessarily
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    唔​重要​、​無聊​、​濕星
    unimportant; inconsequential; trivial
    • 唔好成日做埋晒啲無謂嘢，正正經經揾啲嘢學下啦！
      唔好成日做埋晒啲无谓嘢，正正经经揾啲嘢学下啦！
      m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 zou6 maai4 saai3 di1 mou4 wai6 je5, zing3 zing3 ging1 ging1 wan2 di1 je5 hok6 haa5 laa1!
      Don't waste your time on trivial things. Go find something meaningful to learn!
    • 我老婆行街，成日買埋啲無謂嘢。
      我老婆行街，成日买埋啲无谓嘢。
      ngo5 lou5 po4 haang4 gaai1, seng4 jat6 maai5 maai4 di1 mou4 wai6 je5.
      My wife always buys useless stuff when she goes shopping.
  2. 形容詞
    冇​用​、​嘥​氣​、​冇​意義
    useless; meaningless
    • 喊都無謂
      喊都无谓
      haam3 dou1 mou4 wai6
      it's no use crying over spilt milk
    • 你唔睇實你個銀包，一陣俾人撻咗，就真係喊都無謂。
      你唔睇实你个银包，一阵俾人挞咗，就真系喊都无谓。
      nei5 m4 tai2 sat6 nei5 go3 ngan4 baau1, jat1 zan6 bei2 jan4 taat1 zo2, zau6 zan1 hai6 haam3 dou1 mou4 wai6.
      Look after your purse, or you'll regret when it gets stolen.
    • 講就無謂，做就最實際。
      讲就无谓，做就最实际。
      gong2 zau6 mou4 wai6, zou6 zau6 zeoi3 sat6 zai3.
      Action speaks louder than words.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    pointless; idle
    • 講啲無謂嘢
      讲啲无谓嘢
      gong2 di1 mou4 wai6 je5
      talk about nonsense things
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
  2. 不必
  3. 犯不著 – 犯不着
  4. 用不著 – 用不着
  5. 沒必要 – 没必要
  6. 沒有意義 – 没有意义
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我帮啲花淋水淋嚟都无谓，因为我一淋完就开始落雨喇。
    我幫啲花淋水淋嚟都無謂，因為我一淋完就開始落雨喇。
    ngo5 bong1 di1 faa1 lam4 seoi2 lam4 lai4 dou1 mou4 wai6 ， jan1 wai6 ngo5 jat1 lam4 jyun4 zau6 hoi1 ci2 lok6 jyu5 laa3 。
    • I needn't have watered the flowers. Just after I finished, it started raining.
  2. Cantonese
    我一有紧要嘢做𠮶阵就会想做啲无谓嘢。
    我一有緊要嘢做嗰陣就會想做啲無謂嘢。
    ngo5 jat1 jau5 gan2 jiu3 je5 zou6 go2 zan6 zau6 wui2 soeng2 zou6 di1 mou4 wai6 je5 。
    • It's only when I have things I have to do that I find I want to do things I don't have to do.
  3. Cantonese
    如果我哋继续洗钱买埋啲无谓嘢，好快就会穷到㶶。
    如果我哋繼續洗錢買埋啲無謂嘢，好快就會窮到燶。
    jyu4 gwo2 ngo5 dei2 gai3 zuk6 sai2 cin2 maai5 maai4 di1 mou4 wai6 je5 ， hou3 faai3 zau6 wui2 kung4 dou3 nung1 。
    • We'll be broke soon if we don't stop spending money on things we don't need.
  4. Cantonese
    喊都无谓啦。
    喊都無謂啦。
    haam3 dou1 mou4 wai6 laa1 。
    • There's no use crying over spilt milk.
    • There's no use crying over spilled milk.
  5. Cantonese
    我哋唔好为埋啲无谓嘢嗌交啦。
    我哋唔好為埋啲無謂嘢嗌交啦。
    ngo5 dei2 m4 hou3 wai4 maai4 di1 mou4 wai6 je5 aai3 gaau1 laa1 。
    • Let's not quibble over trivial matters.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好成日做埋晒啲无谓嘢，正正经经揾啲嘢学下啦！
    唔好成日做埋晒啲無謂嘢，正正經經揾啲嘢學下啦！
    m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 zou6 maai4 saai3 di1 mou4 wai6 je5, zing3 zing3 ging1 ging1 wan2 di1 je5 hok6 haa5 laa1!
    • Don't waste your time on trivial things. Go find something meaningful to learn!
  2. Cantonese
    我老婆行街，成日买埋啲无谓嘢。
    我老婆行街，成日買埋啲無謂嘢。
    ngo5 lou5 po4 haang4 gaai1, seng4 jat6 maai5 maai4 di1 mou4 wai6 je5.
    • My wife always buys useless stuff when she goes shopping.
  3. Cantonese
    喊都无谓
    喊都無謂
    haam3 dou1 mou4 wai6
    • it's no use crying over spilt milk
  4. Cantonese
    你唔睇实你个银包，一阵俾人挞咗，就真系喊都无谓。
    你唔睇實你個銀包，一陣俾人撻咗，就真係喊都無謂。
    nei5 m4 tai2 sat6 nei5 go3 ngan4 baau1, jat1 zan6 bei2 jan4 taat1 zo2, zau6 zan1 hai6 haam3 dou1 mou4 wai6.
    • Look after your purse, or you'll regret when it gets stolen.
  5. Cantonese
    讲就无谓，做就最实际。
    講就無謂，做就最實際。
    gong2 zau6 mou4 wai6, zou6 zau6 zeoi3 sat6 zai3.
    • Action speaks louder than words.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    师兄，大家都系打工啫，无谓咁燥吖。
    師兄，大家都係打工啫，無謂咁燥吖。
    si1 hing1, daai6 gaa1 dou1 hai6 daa2 gung1 ze1, mou4 wai6 gam3 cou1 aa1.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    讲啲无谓嘢
    講啲無謂嘢
    gong2 di1 mou4 wai6 je5
    • talk about nonsense things