粵

冇mou5益jik1

mou5 jik1mǎo yì

English

  1. unhealthy (spoken)
  2. not beneficial and maybe even a bit harmful

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容事物冇乜益處,甚至可能有比較輕微嘅害處

Examples

  • 零食對你身體冇益㗎。

    Snacks are bad for your health.

  • 賭錢冇益㗎,唔好學喇。

    Gambling is not good. Don't learn.

  • 過去啲嘢就唔好諗咁多,諗多冇益啊。

    Don't think too much about the past. It does no good.

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

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