費事 [费－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. troublesome
  2. to take a lot of trouble to do sth
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adverb) 1. Lest; (verb) to avoid doing something
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    考慮​到​負面​限制​或者​後​果​，​而​唔​做​一件​事
    disinclined to do something; so as to avoid; not to bother something; not worth the trouble
    • 佢咁唔講道理，我都費事理佢。
      佢咁唔讲道理，我都费事理佢。
      keoi5 gam3 m4 gong2 dou6 lei5, ngo5 dou1 fai3 si6 lei5 keoi5.
      He's so unreasonable that I won't bother to take any notice of him .
    • 星期日費事煮飯喇，不如出去食啦。
      星期日费事煮饭喇，不如出去食啦。
      sing1 kei4 jat6 fai3 si6 zyu2 faan6 laa3, bat1 jyu4 ceot1 heoi3 sik6 laa1.
      It's so bothersome to cook on Sunday. Why don't we eat out?
    • 費事熄燈啦，好煩㗎。
      费事熄灯啦，好烦㗎。
      fai3 si6 sik1 dang1 laa1, hou2 faan4 gaa3.
      I don't want to switch off the lights every time. You know, it's a waste of time.
    • 佢嘅嘢等佢自己搞掂啦，費事越幫越忙。
      佢嘅嘢等佢自己搞掂啦，费事越帮越忙。
      keoi5 ge3 je5 dang2 keoi5 zi6 gei2 gaau2 dim6 laa1, fai3 si6 jyut6 bong1 jyut6 mong4.
      Leave him alone to deal with his own stuff, so as to avoid hindering more than helping him.
  2. 參看
    廢事
  3. 形容詞、書面語
    形容​事務​煩雜​、​花時間​工夫
    time-consuming, troublesome
    • 普遍嚟講，比起男裝裇衫，女士裇衫燙起嚟仲嘥時間。
      普遍嚟讲，比起男装裇衫，女士裇衫烫起嚟仲嘥时间。
      pou2 pin3 lai4 gong2, bei2 hei2 naam4 zong1 seot1 saam1, neoi5 si6 seot1 saam1 tong3 hei2 lai4 zung6 saai1 si4 gaan3.
      普遍而言，比起男裝襯衣，女士襯衣熨燙起來更費事。
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to take a lot of trouble to do something
  2. verb, Cantonese
    to not feel like doing something; to not bother to do something
    • 費事睬你！
      费事睬你！
      fai3 si6 coi2 nei5!
      I couldn't care less about you!
  3. verb, Cantonese
    to avoid
    (syn.) 免得
    • 嗱，还返笔钱畀你，费事争你咁耐啦。
      嗱，还返笔钱畀你，费事争你咁耐啦。
      naa4, waan4 faan1 bat1 cin2 bei2 nei5, fai3 si6 caang1 nei5 gam3 noi6 laa1.
      Here, I'm returning you the money, so that I don't owe you any longer.
  4. adj
    time-consuming; troublesome; involving a hassle
    (syn.) 歹紡, 囉嗦, 䆀纺, 缠手, 難辦, 䆀办, 纏手, 歹办, 刺手, 棘手, 难办, 䆀辦, 伤脑, 傷腦筋, 歹辦, 辣手, 傷腦, 䆀紡, 麻煩, 累贅, 麻烦, 累赘, 扎手, 伤脑筋, 歹纺, 啰嗦
    • 這麼做太費事，不如換個方法。
      这么做太费事，不如换个方法。
      zhè me zuò tài fèi shì ， bù rú huàn ge fāng fǎ ．
      Doing it this way is too troublesome - it would be better to try another way.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
  2. 懶得 – 懒得
  3. 麻煩 – 麻烦
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    条友同我sell保险，我都费事睬佢。
    條友同我sell保險，我都費事睬佢。
    tiu4 jau2 tung4 ngo5 seu1 bou2 him2, ngo5 dou1 fai3 si6 coi2 keoi5.
    • That guy tried to get me to buy his insurance products. I pretended I didn't see him.
  2. Cantonese
    我都系唔揾佢喇，费事俾人请我食闭门羹啦。
    我都係唔揾佢喇，費事俾人請我食閉門羹啦。
    ngo5 dou1 hai6 m4 wan2 keoi5 laa3, fai3 si6 bei2 jan4 ceng2 ngo5 sik6 bai3 mun4 gang1 laa1.
    • I'm not going to look for him anyway, to avoid the trouble of being turned down.
  3. Cantonese
    你最好快啲打定流感疫苗啦，费事惹到病。
    你最好快啲打定流感疫苗啦，費事惹到病。
    nei5 zeoi3 hou2 faai3 di1 daa2 ding6 lau4 gam2 jik6 miu4 laa1, fai3 si6 je5 dou2 beng6.
    • You'd better go get your flu vaccine soon to avoid getting sick.
  4. Cantonese
    佢咁唔讲道理，我都费事理佢。
    佢咁唔講道理，我都費事理佢。
    keoi5 gam3 m4 gong2 dou6 lei5, ngo5 dou1 fai3 si6 lei5 keoi5.
    • He's so unreasonable that I won't bother to take any notice of him .
  5. Cantonese
    星期日费事煮饭喇，不如出去食啦。
    星期日費事煮飯喇，不如出去食啦。
    sing1 kei4 jat6 fai3 si6 zyu2 faan6 laa3, bat1 jyu4 ceot1 heoi3 sik6 laa1.
    • It's so bothersome to cook on Sunday. Why don't we eat out?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    你份第三者保险就到期啦，记得快啲去续保，费事被人罚钱啦。
    你份第三者保險就到期啦，記得快啲去續保，費事被人罰錢啦。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    费事睬你！
    費事睬你！
    fai3 si6 coi2 nei5!
    • I couldn't care less about you!
  2. Mandarin
    这么做太费事，不如换个方法。
    這麼做太費事，不如換個方法。
    zhè me zuò tài fèi shì ， bù rú huàn ge fāng fǎ ．
    • Doing it this way is too troublesome - it would be better to try another way.