粵

攞lo2嚟lei4講gong2

simp攞嚟讲
lo2 lei4 gong2lo2 lai4 gong2luō lí jiǎng

English

  1. to bring up unnecessary or trivial topics
  2. to give a feeble excuse where one has no good reason for one's conduct

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 格硬揾個藉口來推搪或者迴避責任

Examples

  • 甲:「我忙住搞社運唔得閒温書呀。」乙:「你都攞嚟講嘅,如果你係肯俾少少心機嘅,就唔會科科唔合格啦。」 (gaap3: "ngo5 mong4 zyu6 gaau2 se5 wan6 m4 dak1 haan4 wan1 syu1 aa3." jyut3: "nei5 dou1 lo2 lai4 gong2 ge3, jyu4 gwo2 nei5 hai6 hang2 bei2 siu2 siu2 sam1 gei1 ge3, zau6 m4 wui5 fo1 fo1 m4 hap6 gaak3 laa1.")

    A: "I was too busy fighting for social justice to study." B: "Can you not find a better excuse? Had you paid at least a little attention to it, you would have not failed every subject."

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

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