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例lai6行hang4

lai6 hang4lì xíng

English

  1. routine (task, procedure etc)
  2. routine; regular
  3. as usual

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 慣常、有規律、跟規例或者習慣噉去重複

Examples

  • 例行公事

    regular procedure

  • 例行檢查

    routine check

  • 例行記者會

    regular press conference

  • 一個月檢查一次防火設施係例行公事。

    To inspect fire safety installations once a month is a regular practice.

  • 这样讯问只是警察例行公事。

    Such questioning is routine police business.

    Tatoeba · murr CC BY

  • 婚姻走过十个年头一切只是例行公事。

    Ten years after the wedding, everything is just routine.

    Tatoeba · murr CC BY

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

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