借意
ze3 ji3jiè yì
English
- to excuse
- to make an excuse; to take advantage of the occasion; to take the opportunity to do sth
粵語 — Cantonese
- 用藉口去攞著數或者避開責任
Examples
個會開咗一半,佢就借啲意鬆人。
The meeting was just half-way through, and he made an excuse to leave early.
你咪成日借啲意唔返學先得㗎,嘥晒啲學費。
Don't skip classes all the time using excuses. It's a waste of your tuition fees.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk