嘥 (saai1 | sai1) : waste; wasteful; miss; debase

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嘥

saai1

sai1

[1] [v] waste; squander; ruin
[2] [adj] wasteful; extravagant
[3] [v] miss; let go; lose (a chance)
[4] [v] debase; vilify; taunt (sb)

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

嘥

This word has been viewed 15289 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Oct 2013 03:18

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嘥電 saai1 din6 = waste of electricity 粵

嘥氣 saai1 hei3 sai1 qi4 = waste one's breath or energy 粵

嘥時間 saai1 si4 gaan1*3 = to waste time 粵

嘥錢 saai1 cin4*2 = to waste money 粵

嘥口水 saai1 hau2 seoi2 sai1 kou3*2 shui3 = waste saliva trying to convince or persuade sb. 粵

嘥撻 saai1 taat3 = to waste 粵

大嘥 daai6 saai1 = wasteful 粵

嘥心機,挨眼瞓 saai1 sam1 gei1 ngaai4 ngaan5 fan3 = to rack one's brain for nothing; all for naught 粵

嘥樣 saai1 jaeng1 = waste, what a pity 粵

盞嘥氣 zaan2 saai1 hei3 zhan3 sai1 qi4 = sheer waste of efforts 粵
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一日煮足三餐都幾嘥時間。粵
It is very time-consuming if the three meals of a day are all made by me.

連一秒我都唔可以嘥粵
I can't waste even a second.
[Lit. even one second I also not-allowed waste Std. Chinese: 我不可以浪費每一秒]

我一秒都唔可以嘥粵
I can't waste even a second.
[Lit. I one second also cannot waste Std. Chinese: 我不可以浪費每一秒]

我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥電同水粵
We need to protect the environment, so don't waste water and electricity.
[You can interpolate a 咁多 with the added meaning of "so much" in between the verb and object. 我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥咁多電同水]

人哋啱啱學廣東話，發音唔準，你就唔好嘥人啦。粵
Her pronunciation is a bit off as she has started learning Cantonese not long ago. You shouldn't tease her.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,135838,135838#msg-135838]

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