粵

話waa6之zi1

simp话之
waa6 zi1huà zhī

English

  1. cannot bother; ignore (spoken)
  2. to ignore; to disregard; to not care; to not give a damn; used to express indifference on the part of the speaker

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔理唔顧;無視

Examples

  • 我話之你點講。

    I couldn't care less about what you say.

  • 我話知你九七。

    I don't even care about the 1997 handover. (an expression used before the handover to express "I don't care whatsoever.")

  • 在你说别人坏话之前,自己先照照镜子吧。

    Before you speak ill of people, look at yourself in the mirror.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

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

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