粵

計gai3較gaau3

simp计较
gai3 gaau3jì jiào

English

  1. to bother about
  2. to haggle
  3. to bicker
  4. to argue
  5. plan
  6. stratagem
  7. to haggle over; to fuss about; usually over allegedly trivial matters

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 計算、比較成敗得失

Examples

  • 如果你不计较太多,生活会更容易些。

    Life would be so much better if you didn't care so much.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 一個人的快樂,不是因為他擁有得多,而是因為他計較得少。

    A person's happiness does not come from owning a lot, but from caring about little.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 唔好同我計較啦。

    Could you give me a free pas this time?

  • 你唔好成日計較啲小事啦!

    You should not always fuss over trivial matters.

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

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