食生菜 [－－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. easy tasks (slang)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    食​生菜
    to eat lettuce
  2. 動詞
    指​一件​事好易​做
    used to describe how simple a task is; easy as pie; a piece of cake; literally, to eat lettuce
    • 寫五百字之嘛，易過食生菜啦！
      写五百字之嘛，易过食生菜啦！
      se2 ng5 baak3 zi6 zi1 maa3, ji6 gwo3 sik6 saang1 coi3 laa1!
      Only writing 500 words? That's easy as pie.
  3. 動詞
    指​一件​事​唔​受重​視
    used to describe something that is not taken seriously
    • 發誓當食生菜
      发誓当食生菜
      faat3 sai6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3
      to make a promise without intending to keep it; to think of making an oath as eating lettuce
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 容易
  2. 隨便 – 随便
  3. 易如反掌
  4. 小菜一碟
  5. 稀鬆平常 – 稀松平常
  6. 手到擒來 – 手到擒来
  7. 十分容易
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    作歌易过食生菜啦佢。
    作歌易過食生菜啦佢。
    zok3 go1 ji6 gwo3 sik6 saang1 coi3 laa1 keoi5.
    • Composing a song is easy as pie for her.
  2. Cantonese
    誓愿当食生菜
    誓願當食生菜
    sai3 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3
    • to make easy promises without intention to keep them; literally: to swear an oath as if eating lettuce
  3. Cantonese
    讲大话当食生菜
    講大話當食生菜
    gong2 daai6 waa6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3
    • telling lie as easy as pie
  4. Cantonese
    写五百字之嘛，易过食生菜啦！
    寫五百字之嘛，易過食生菜啦！
    se2 ng5 baak3 zi6 zi1 maa3, ji6 gwo3 sik6 saang1 coi3 laa1!
    • Only writing 500 words? That's easy as pie.
  5. Cantonese
    你信佢哋？班政棍一向惯咗发誓当食生菜㗎啦！
    你信佢哋？班政棍一向慣咗發誓當食生菜㗎啦！
    nei5 seon3 keoi5 dei6? baan1 zing3 gwan3 jat1 hoeng3 gwaan3 zo2 faat3 sai6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3 gaa3 laa1!
    • You really trust them? Those politicians are used to making easy promises as if eating lettuce!