廢fai3事si6

English

1. noun; waste of time; can't be bothered
2. disinclined to do something; so as to avoid; not to bother something; not worth the trouble

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 考慮到負面限制或者後果，而唔做一件事

Examples

• 費事熄燈啦，好煩㗎。

  I'm tired of turning the lights off all the time. It's such a hassle.

• 佢咁唔講道理，我都費事理佢。

  He's so unreasonable that I won't bother to take any notice of him .

• 星期日費事煮飯喇，不如出去食啦。

  It's so bothersome to cook on Sunday. Why don't we eat out?

• 佢嘅嘢等佢自己搞掂啦，費事越幫越忙。

  Leave him alone to deal with his own stuff, so as to avoid hindering more than helping him.