蹉跎
co1 to4cuō tuó
English
- (literary) to slip
- (of looks etc) to fade away
- (of time) to slip away
- to squander (time, opportunities); to dillydally
- to fall down ----
- to waste time; to idle away
粵語 — Cantonese
- 本義指失足跌低,比喻失意
- 浪費時間、虛度光陰
Examples
蹉跎歲月
to waste time
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk