托炮
tok3 paau3tuō pào
English
- to do something pointless; to try to do something that is beyone one's ability [colloquial]
- figuratively: to do something pointless; literally: to carry a cannon
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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