粵

等dang2運wan6到dou3

dang2 wan6 dou3děng yùn dàoinferred

English

  1. to do nothing; literally: to wait for luck

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 乜嘢都唔做,齋等

Examples

  • 最近經濟不景,做唔到生意,只可以喺舖頭等運到。

    The economy is bad recently, times are rough, there's not much we can do but to wait for better luck.

  • 佢失業之後,工又唔揾,街又唔出,日日坐喺度等運到。

    After he lost his job, he sits there every day, waiting for better luck.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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