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Jyutping mo4 si4 gaan3
Pinyin mó shí jiān

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    消磨​時間​;​因為​等​緊一樣​嘢​,​所以​期間​咩​都​唔​做
    to kill time; to be idle
    • 做咩好啊,我要磨時間磨到三點呀…
      做咩好啊,我要磨时间磨到三点呀…
      zou6 me1 hou2 aa3, ngo5 jiu3 mo4 si4 gaan3 mo4 dou3 saam1 dim2 aa3...
      What should we do now? I need to kill some time until it's three...
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我在街上散步,消磨时间。
    我在街上散步,消磨時間。
    wǒ zài jiē shang sàn bù , xiāo mó shí jiān 。
    • I strolled along the streets to kill time.
  2. Mandarin
    我试着消磨时间。
    我試着消磨時間。
    wǒ shì zhe xiāo mó shí jiān 。
    • I was trying to kill time.
  3. Mandarin
    有些人为了消磨时间而读书。
    有些人為了消磨時間而讀書。
    yǒu xiē rén wèi le xiāo mó shí jiān ér dú shū 。
    • Some read books to kill time.
    • Some people read books to kill time.
    • There are people who read books to kill time.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋打啤牌消磨时间。
    我哋打啤牌消磨時間。
    ngo5 dei2 daa2 pe1 paai2 siu1 mo4 si4 gaan3 。
    • We killed time by playing cards.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    老人院啲公公婆婆成日唱歌、跳舞同打麻雀去消磨时间。
    老人院啲公公婆婆成日唱歌、跳舞同打麻雀去消磨時間。
    lou5 jan4 jyun2 di1 gung1 gung1 po4 po2 seng4 jat6 coeng3 go1, tiu3 mou5 tung4 daa2 maa4 zoek2 heoi3 siu1 mo4 si4 gaan3.
    • Singing, dancing, and playing mahjong are some of the most common pastimes of elderly people in nursing homes.
  2. Cantonese
    磨时间
    磨時間
    mo4 si4 gaan3
    • to kill time
  3. Cantonese
    做咩好啊,我要磨时间磨到三点呀…
    做咩好啊,我要磨時間磨到三點呀…
    zou6 me1 hou2 aa3, ngo5 jiu3 mo4 si4 gaan3 mo4 dou3 saam1 dim2 aa3...
    • What should we do now? I need to kill some time until it's three...