(pos:形容詞)(label:書面語)
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yue:形容事務煩雜、花時間工夫
eng:time-consuming, troublesome
<eg>
yue:普遍嚟講,比起男裝裇衫,女士裇衫燙起嚟仲嘥時間。 (pou2 pin3 lai4 gong2, bei2 hei2 naam4 zong1 seot1 saam1, neoi5 si6 seot1 saam1 tong3 hei2 lai4 zung6 saai1 si4 gaan3.)
zho:普遍而言,比起男裝襯衣,女士襯衣熨燙起來更費事。 (pou2 pin3 ji4 jin4, bei2 hei2 naam4 zong1 can3 ji1, neoi5 si6 can3 ji1 wan6 tong3 hei2 loi4 gang3 fai3 si6.)
eng:Generally, compared with men's shirts, ironing the ladies' shirts is more troublesome.
(pos:副詞)
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yue:考慮到負面限制或者後果,而唔做一件事
eng:disinclined to do something; so as to avoid; not to bother something; not worth the trouble
<eg>
yue:佢咁唔講道理,我都費事理佢。 (keoi5 gam3 m4 gong2 dou6 lei5, ngo5 dou1 fai3 si6 lei5 keoi5.)
eng:He's so unreasonable that I won't bother to take any notice of him .
<eg>
yue: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.)
eng:It's so bothersome to cook on Sunday. Why don't we eat out?
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yue:費事熄燈啦,好煩㗎。 (fai3 si6 sik1 dang1 laa1, hou2 faan4 gaa3.)
eng:I'm tired of turning the lights off all the time. It's such a hassle.
<eg>
yue:佢嘅嘢等佢自己搞掂啦,費事越幫越忙。 (keoi5 ge3 je5 dang2 keoi5 zi6 gei2 gaau2 dim6 laa1, fai3 si6 jyut6 bong1 jyut6 mong4.)
eng:Leave him alone to deal with his own stuff, so as to avoid hindering more than helping him.