粵

托tok3炮paau3

tok3 paau3tuō pào

English

  1. to do something pointless; to try to do something that is beyone one's ability [colloquial]
  2. figuratively: to do something pointless; literally: to carry a cannon

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 做一啲好無聊嘅事

Examples

  • 你哋踎響度托炮咩?快啲返去做嘢啦。

    Why are you diddling here? Get back to work.

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

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