粵

花faa1瓶ping4

faa1 ping4huā píng

English

  1. flower vase
  2. (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
  3. vase ----
  4. figuratively refer to somebody that only has the look, but has no substance and is rather useless

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 花樽(量詞:個)
  2. 淨係得個外表好睇,冇其他長處,亦幫唔到手

Examples

  • 瑪麗唔小心跌低打爛嘅花瓶係屬於湯姆嘅曾祖母。呢個係一個傳統文物。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 花瓶被打碎了。

    The vase was shattered.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 花瓶摔成碎片了。

    The vase crashed and shattered into pieces.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 在花瓶裡裝些水。

    Put some water into the vase.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 用双手握着花瓶。

    Hold the vase in both hands.

    Tatoeba · BobbyLee CC BY

  • 花瓶被摔成了碎片。

    The vase was broken to pieces.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 政治花瓶

    political vase

  • 請人梗係請個做得嘢嘅,而唔係花瓶啦。

    Recruiting someone responsible is a must. We never recruit someone just with a pretty face.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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