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粵語辭叢

無謂

mou4 wai6included in 4 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
01

唔重要、無聊、濕星 (unimportant; inconsequential; trivial)

形容詞

Examples

唔好成日做埋晒啲無謂嘢,正正經經揾啲嘢學下啦!

m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 zou6 maai4 saai3 di1 mou4 wai6 je5, zing3 zing3 ging1 ging1 wan2 di1 je5 hok6 haa5 laa1!

Don't waste your time on trivial things. Go find something meaningful to learn!

02

冇用、嘥氣、冇意義 (useless; meaningless)

Examples

喊都無謂

haam3 dou1 mou4 wai6

it's no use crying over spilt milk

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²²/

pointless; idle

Examples

講啲無謂嘢

talk about nonsense things

粵語辭源: 250_1CantonWord

Original phonetic: mou4 wei6

01

不必。

02

沒有意義。(饒秉才等:2020:302)

References:
  • 清·方濬頤《嶺南樂府三十章·燒金豬·杜奢侈也》古人只重特豚饋,盈几堆槃太~。(《二知軒詩鈔》卷十一葉十七,清同治五年刻本)
廣州方言詞典: 5565CantonWord
01

犯不上,犯不着

Examples

~同你嗌

吵架

爲呢啲細事來搵佢,~啊

你噉真係~嘅

你這樣真是犯不上

02

不值得,没有必要

Examples

老伯亦~傷心

大家客氣話就~講喇