粵

隨ceoi4手sau2

simp随手
ceoi4 sau2suí shǒu

English

  1. conveniently
  2. randomly; casually (usually followed by an action performed by one's hand, e.g. 攞 lo2, to take or 寫 se2, to write)
  3. without extra trouble
  4. while doing it
  5. in passing

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 求其方便;冇認真諗過噉(通常形容攞、寫呢啲手部動作)

Examples

  • 經過藥房,幫我隨手買包M巾吖。

    If you happen to walk past a drugstore, could you buy me a random pack sanitary napkin?

  • 我隨手揀咗幾個橙,都唔知靚唔靚。

    I just randomly picked some oranges. I don't know if they are good or not.

  • 請隨手關門。

    Please close the door behind you.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 當他寫字時, 他總是隨手拿著一本字典。

    When he writes, he always keeps a dictionary at hand.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 所有學英語的學生應該隨手有一本好的英英詞典。

    All students of English should have a good English-English dictionary at hand.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

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

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