兒戲
simp儿戏ji4 hei1ér xì
English
- child's play
- (noun) Children game
- trifling matter
- frivolous; not earnest; irresponsible; childish (in terms of responsibility); not taking a serious attitude when working on an important task; literally: "child's play"
- poorly made; fragile; liable to break
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容做事態度求其、唔認真、唔負責任,好似細路仔玩泥沙咁
- 形容物件整得唔硬淨,好易爛
Examples
這可不是兒戲。
It's not fun and games.
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張櫈咁兒嬉㗎,一坐就冧!
This chair is so fragile. It collapses as soon as anybody sits on it.
呢件事好重要,唔可以咁兒戲。
This is an important matter. We can't act frivolously.
你對愛情咁兒戲,我好難同你行落去喎。
You are so irresponsible when it comes to love. It's so hard for me to continue my relationship with you. ----
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk