粵

呆ngoi4板baan2

ngoi4 baan2dai1ban3dāi bǎn

English

  1. stiff
  2. (adjective) 1. Sluggish; (of people)
  3. inflexible
  4. Dull; 2. Bored
  5. also pr. [ai2 ban3]
  6. stupidly mechanical; doing things by the book

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 毫無新意;照辦煮碗咁做野

Examples

  • 佢做事呆板,冇啲創意。

    He does things by the book without creativity.

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

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