省卻 [－却]

Jyutping saang2 koek3
Pinyin shěng què

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to save
  2. to get rid of (so saving space)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    慳​；​避免
    to avoid, usu. unpleasant things; to have saved
    • 我哋早啲去到可以省卻好多麻煩。
      我哋早啲去到可以省却好多麻烦。
      ngo5 dei6 zou2 di1 heoi3 dou3 ho2 ji5 saang2 koek3 hou2 do1 maa4 faan4.
      If we arrive there earlier, we can avoid lots of trouble.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋早啲去到可以省却好多麻烦。
    我哋早啲去到可以省卻好多麻煩。
    ngo5 dei6 zou2 di1 heoi3 dou3 ho2 ji5 saang2 koek3 hou2 do1 maa4 faan4.
    • If we arrive there earlier, we can avoid lots of trouble.