粵

糟zou1蹋taap3

zou1 taap3zāo tà

English

  1. to waste; to spoil
  2. to ruin; to wreck
  3. to insult; to humiliate
  4. to defile (a woman); to rape
  5. also pr. [zao1ta5]
  6. to abuse; to waste; to ruin
  7. something valuable or classy used by somebody who is inferior or who does not appreciate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔儆惜咁使用一樣嘢,好差噉對待一樣嘢
  2. 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

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