糟蹋
zou1 taap3zāo tà
English
- to waste; to spoil
- to ruin; to wreck
- to insult; to humiliate
- to defile (a woman); to rape
- also pr. [zao1ta5]
- to abuse; to waste; to ruin
- something valuable or classy used by somebody who is inferior or who does not appreciate
粵語 — Cantonese
- 唔儆惜咁使用一樣嘢,好差噉對待一樣嘢
- 一啲本身高雅嘅嘢,俾一啲唔識欣賞或低俗嘅人使用
Examples
没有什么比早泄更糟蹋生活的了
There is no greater insult to life than premature ejaculation.
Tatoeba · king_dozz CC BY
佳人不可唐突,好酒不可糟蹋,这两件事你以后一定要牢记在心。
You should not be rude towards beauties and you should not waste good wine. You must keep these two things in mind in the future.
Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY
糟塌糧食
to waste food
點解你要噉樣糟蹋自己?
Why do you treat yourself so poorly? ----
我哋唔識飲酒,無謂糟蹋咗你呢支三十年嘅靚嘢啦。
We're not wine connoisseurs, don't waste this 30-year bottle of wine on us.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk