攞嚟
English
- to bring here
- describing somebody doing something unnecessary or wrong causing the situation to become worse; usually followed by a word that specifies the unnecessary/wrong action.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 將一樣嘢拎到講者嗰度
- 本身冇問題,但有人做多餘嘅嘢或做錯事令到個情況更差;通常後面配一個詞語去描述做咗咩多餘或錯嘅嘢
Examples
電腦成日俾人攞嚟同人腦比。
The computer is often compared to the human brain.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我份工攞嚟搵食㗎咋。我真正嘅職業係寫詩。
My day job is just to support myself. My real profession is writing poetry.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我諗住問佢攞簽名呀,你有冇嘢可以攞嚟寫字㗎?
I'm going to ask him for an autograph. Do you have anything to write with?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
去外國旅行要帶定人哋貨幣嘅散紙,攞嚟飛的、嘆咖啡、俾貼士。
When you travel abroad, you need change in the currency of the country you are visiting to pay for a taxi, a cup of coffee or a tip.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我冇集郵,但係有儲日本嘅明信片,可以攞嚟做籍口請佢上我屋企。
I don't have a stamp collection, but I have a Japanese postcard collection that I could use as an excuse to invite her.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
而喺人工智能上,語義網絡仲可以攞嚟教電腦處理日常語言。
Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY
攞嚟搞
doing unnecessary things / causing unnecessary fuss
攞嚟賤
causing one's own indignity
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk