粵

事si6旦daan6

si6 daan6shì dàn

English

  1. whatever; wishy-washy [colloquial]
  2. carelessly; casually; slapdash; slovenly
  3. as you please, whatever you like, whatever you think is best

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔認真,隨便,得過且過
  2. 冇所謂、隨便任何嘢

Examples

  • 快手整埋佢啦,是但交咗差先。

    Hurry up and finish it; just meet the basic requirements. ----

  • 「呢道有咁多隻色嘅衫,你要邊隻?」「是但啦。」

    "Which colour do you want?" "Whatever."

  • 偷食、打女人、爛賭,是但中一樣都死,更何況佢三瓣衰勻?

    Just one of cheating, hitting women or gambling addiction makes one a bad man. He does all of them!

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

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