消siu1遣hin2

English

1. to while the time away
2. amusement
3. pastime
4. recreation
5. to make sport of
6. to do something that delights oneselfunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 為咗放鬆心情、放低愁緒而做一啲行為、參與一啲活動unreviewed?

Examples

• 阅读是我的消遣。

  Reading is my past-time.

  Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

• 打牌是一種流行的消遣方式。

  Playing cards is a popular pastime.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 瑪麗最喜歡的消遣是讀哲學書；至於湯姆，他比較喜歡自慰。

  Mary's favourite pastime was reading philosophy books, while Tom, he preferred masturbating.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• unreviewed?

  你今晚去邊度消遣啊？

  Where will you go tonight to have fun?

• unreviewed?

  我買咗啲雜誌喺醫院度消遣，等住院嘅時候冇咁悶。

  I bought a magazine to amuse myself while I was in hospital so that I wouldn't be so bored.