食老本 [－－－]

Jyutping sik6 lou5 bun2
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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    唔​肯​創新​，​靠​以前​成功​嘅​方式​再重​複​咁​做​；​故步自封
    to sit on one's laurels; literally: eat one's old capital
    • 嘩，套電影又食老本開新一集呀？睇到悶啦都。
      哗，套电影又食老本开新一集呀？睇到闷啦都。
      waa3, tou3 din6 jing2 jau6 sik6 lou5 bun2 hoi1 san1 jat1 zaap6 aa4? tai2 dou3 mun6 laa1 dou1.
      Woah, sitting on its laurels, yet another series of that movie is producing; I'm getting bored with that.
  2. 動詞
    靠​自己​過往​有​嘅​嘢​唔​去​繼​續​努力​進步
    not to improve, only relying on one's old gain
    • 我啲英文由中三開始一路冇進步過，一路都係靠食老本㗎咋。
      我啲英文由中三开始一路冇进步过，一路都系靠食老本㗎咋。
      ngo5 di1 jing1 man2 jau4 zung1 saam1 hoi1 ci2 jat1 lou6 dou1 mou5 zeon3 bou6 gwo3, jat1 lou6 dou1 hai6 kaau3 sik6 lou5 bun2 gaa3 zaa3.
      I haven't improved my English level since I was in secondary three; I have been just relying on my English that I learnt many years ago.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    移民之后揾唔到嘢做，唯有食老本 啦。
    移民之後揾唔到嘢做，唯有食老本 啦。
    ji4 man4 zi1 hau6 wan2 m4 dou2 je5 zou6, wai4 jau5 sik6 lou5 bun2 laa1.
    • I couldn't find a job after immigration and had to live on savings.
  2. Cantonese
    哗，套电影又食老本开新一集呀？睇到闷啦都。
    嘩，套電影又食老本開新一集呀？睇到悶啦都。
    waa3, tou3 din6 jing2 jau6 sik6 lou5 bun2 hoi1 san1 jat1 zaap6 aa4? tai2 dou3 mun6 laa1 dou1.
    • Woah, sitting on its laurels, yet another series of that movie is producing; I'm getting bored with that.
  3. Cantonese
    我啲英文由中三开始一路冇进步过，一路都系靠食老本㗎咋。
    我啲英文由中三開始一路冇進步過，一路都係靠食老本㗎咋。
    ngo5 di1 jing1 man2 jau4 zung1 saam1 hoi1 ci2 jat1 lou6 dou1 mou5 zeon3 bou6 gwo3, jat1 lou6 dou1 hai6 kaau3 sik6 lou5 bun2 gaa3 zaa3.
    • I haven't improved my English level since I was in secondary three; I have been just relying on my English that I learnt many years ago.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    如果你讲紧根本宇宙生物as a whole系消耗紧宇宙既有嘅资源库存， 当中有人贡献正数、有人食紧宇宙老本，Thanos要做嘅系消灭宇宙中食老本嘅人，而唔系用一个随机嘅方法去杀人。
    如果你講緊根本宇宙生物as a whole係消耗緊宇宙既有嘅資源庫存， 當中有人貢獻正數、有人食緊宇宙老本，Thanos要做嘅係消滅宇宙中食老本嘅人，而唔係用一個隨機嘅方法去殺人。
    yue:如果你講緊根本宇宙生物as a whole係消耗緊宇宙既有嘅資源庫存， 當中有人貢獻正數、有人食緊宇宙老本，Thanos要做嘅係消滅宇宙中食老本嘅人，而唔係用一個隨機嘅方法去殺人。