粵

無mou4所so2事si6事si6

simp无所事事
mou4 so2 si6 si6wú suǒ shì shì

English

  1. to have nothing to do
  2. to idle one's time away (idiom)
  3. to have nothing to do; to do nothing

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇嘢可以做;唔做嘢

Examples

  • 在假期中我無所事事。

    I did nothing during the holidays.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她无所事事地看向窗外

    She was idly looking out of the window.

    Tatoeba · Enzo CC BY

  • 他更愿意工作而不是无所事事。

    He preferred working to doing nothing.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 吉姆工作努力,而约翰却无所事事。

    Jim works hard, but John is idle.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 無論一個男人多有錢,都不應無所事事。

    No matter how rich a man may be, he ought not to be idle.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 我了解的情况是看韩剧者基本上是一些无所事事的女人。

    From what I understand, those who watch Korean soap operas basically are women with nothing to do.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 暑假無所事事,好悶呀!

    I have nothing to do during the summer holiday. I am bored!

  • 我唔明點解佢畢業之後唔揾工,成日都無所事事。

    I don't understand why he doesn't look for a job but does nothing all day.

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

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