粵

省saang2卻koek3

simp省却
saang2 koek3shěng què

English

  1. to save
  2. to get rid of (so saving space)
  3. to avoid, usu. unpleasant things; to have saved

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 慳;避免

Examples

  • 我哋早啲去到可以省卻好多麻煩。

    If we arrive there earlier, we can avoid lots of trouble.

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

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