粵

唔m4捨se2得dak1

simp唔舍得
m4 se2 dak1n2 shě de

English

  1. reluctant to give; missing one (spoken)
  2. to be reluctant to part with or give up; to be regret that somebody or something is not present anymore
  3. to hate to use

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 掛住,唔想失去,唔願意捨棄
  2. 愛惜而唔願意、唔忍心使用

Examples

  • 我唔捨得食佢整俾我嗰件蛋糕。

    I didn't have the heart to eat the cake she made me.

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  • 件蛋糕咁靚,我唔捨得食。

    [ChatGPT]This cake looks so beautiful, I don't want to eat it.

  • 我唔想移民,因為我唔捨得啲朋友。

    I don't want to emigrate because I don't want to leave my friends. ----

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

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