用事 [－－]

Jyutping jung6 si6
Pinyin yòng shì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to be in power; to allow the swaying of one's action as a result of something (for example one's emotions '感情用事')
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to hold power
  2. verb, literary
    to use classical allusions in poetry and literature
  3. verb
    to manage affairs; to get things done
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    公用事业
    公用事業
    gung1 jung6 si6 jip6
    • public utilities
  2. Cantonese
    你理智啲，唔好感情用事啊！
    你理智啲，唔好感情用事啊！
    nei5 lei5 zi3 di1, m4 hou2 gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 aa3!
    • Get a hold on your reason, don't act on your impulses.
  3. Cantonese
    佢一时意气用事先至会提出离婚嘅啫。
    佢一時意氣用事先至會提出離婚嘅啫。
    keoi5 jat1 si4 ji3 hei3 jung6 si6 sin1 zi3 wui5 tai4 ceot1 lei4 fan1 ge3 ze1.
    • He was swayed by emotions to bring up the divorce.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    用事实说话
    用事實說話
    yòng shì shí shuō huà
    • to speak with facts
  2. Mandarin
    我劝你还是不要意气用事。
    我勸你還是不要意氣用事。
    wǒ quàn nǐ hái shì bù yào yì qì yòng shì ．
    • I urge you not to act on impulse.