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求kau4其kei4

kau4 kei4qiú qí

English

  1. (adverb) sloppily; shoddily; slackly; randomly; casually; anyhow; haphazardly (describes the unmindfulness in doing something, i.e. without putting much effort or thoughts into it); (expression) "whatever"; "anything goes"; (adjective of an action) perfunctory; slipshod
  2. without strict requirements; without due diligence; carelessly; don't care; casually; whatever
  3. careless; not serious; of a carefree attitude

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇要求;馬虎;隨便;冇所謂
  2. 做嘢嘅時候唔認真、唔投入,有好多甩漏

Examples

  • 求其交差

    to finish a task without due dilligence

  • 求其揾個人頂住檔先。

    Just pick any person as a temporary substitute.

  • 求其啦,又唔計分嘅。

    Whatever. It doesn't count towards the final grade anyway.

  • 你做嘢唔好咁求其喇。

    Please don't do serious work with such a carefree attitude, alright?

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

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