費盡唇舌 [费尽－－]

Jyutping fai3 zeon6 seon4 sit3
Pinyin fèi jǐn chún shé

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    講​好多​嘢​去​説​服​人
    to spend a lot of effort in attempt to convince someone
    • 我哋費盡唇舌，都係想管理層收返呢個決定。
      我哋费尽唇舌，都系想管理层收返呢个决定。
      ngo5 dei6 fai3 zeon6 seon4 sit3, dou1 hai6 soeng2 gun2 lei5 cang4 sau1 faan1 ni1 go3 kyut3 ding6.
      We spend a lot of effort in order to convince the management to withdraw this decision.
  2. 參看
    費唇舌
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋费尽唇舌，都系想管理层收返呢个决定。
    我哋費盡唇舌，都係想管理層收返呢個決定。
    ngo5 dei6 fai3 zeon6 seon4 sit3, dou1 hai6 soeng2 gun2 lei5 cang4 sau1 faan1 ni1 go3 kyut3 ding6.
    • We spend a lot of effort in order to convince the management to withdraw this decision.