粵

吞tan1噗pok1

tan1 pok1tūn pū

English

  1. to slack off; to sneak away [colloquial]
  2. to be lazy at work, to waste time at work, to "goof off" , to "slack off" ; literally: swallow bubbles

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 返工嗰陣偷懶、蛇王、做自己嘢、唔集中

Examples

  • 一個二個唔好吞泡喇,快啲返埋位做嘢。

    Guys, stop goofing off. Get back to your seats and get to work.

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

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