粵

食sik6腦nou5

simp食脑
sik6 nou5shí nǎo

English

  1. smart (spoken)
  2. to earn a living by creating new things, bringing up a new idea or a solution; literally "eat brain"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 依靠諗橋、諗計、動腦筋謀生

Examples

  • 做得廣告呢行就梗係要食腦啦!

    Creativity is a must in order to work in the advertising field.

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

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