粵

廉lim4價gaa3

simp廉价
lim4 gaa3lián jià

English

  1. cheaply-priced; low-cost
  2. cheap; of low price
  3. figuratively, used to describe the worthlessness of lip service

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 價錢平
  2. 亦引申指流於表態,缺乏實質行動,因而代價低而冇乜價值

Examples

  • 廉價勞工

    cheap labour

  • 廉價航空

    low-cost airline ----

  • 出嚟集會嗌兩聲,只係好廉價嘅表態。

    Stopping at slogan-chanting in public demonstrations is merely worthless lip service.

  • 你無法用廉價的肉煮出美味的湯。

    You can't make good soup with cheap meat.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 真奇怪,他竟然被安排入住這種廉價酒店。

    It is strange that he should be put up at such a cheap hotel.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 没有任何娱乐像阅读这般廉价,也没有任何愉悦像阅读这般持久。

    No hobby is as cheap as reading, nor provides such long lasting enjoyment.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

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

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