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粵語辭叢

話不投機半句多

waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongPhrase

指同另外一個人無共同話題,連交談半句都唔情願;全句係「酒逢知己千杯少,話不投機半句多」。 (Half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds.)

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Examples

我同佢地立場完全唔同,真係話不投機半句多。

ngo5 tung4 keoi5 dei6 laap6 coeng4 jyun4 cyun4 m4 tung4, zan1 hai6 waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1.

I have a total different standpoint with them, it is a waste of time to discuss.

維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /waː²² pɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ puːn³³ kɵy̯³³ tɔː⁵⁵/

When the conversation is not congenial, to say even half a sentence is too much.