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粵語辭叢

舉手之勞

geoi2 sau2 zi1 lou4included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

好容易做到嘅事,就好似舉手咁容易就做到嘅事 (task that can be easily done; a piece of cake; literally, the effort of raising one's hand)

名詞

Examples

呢啲嘢舉手之勞啫,唔使客氣喎。

ni1 di1 je5 geoi2 sau2 zi1 lou4 ze1, m4 sai2 haak3 hei3 wo3.

This is only a piece of cake, there is no need to thank me.

維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /kɵy̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lou̯²¹/

something that requires little effort; no trouble at all

Examples

甲:謝謝幫我做飯。乙:舉手之勞。

A: Thanks for helping me make dinner. B: No trouble at all.

方玄綽不費舉手之勞的領了錢,酌還些舊債,卻還缺一大筆款,這是因為官俸也頗有些拖欠了。