揼dap6石sek6仔zai2

English

1. to play mahjong [colloquial]
2. to break rocks with a hammer; usually used figuratively to refer to tedious tasks that require step-by-step execution

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 本身指用鎚仔將石頭打碎；通常引伸指要一步一步完成、積少成多嘅繁瑣工作

Examples

• 編輯字典係揼石仔工作。

  Compiling a dictionary is a tedious task.