粵

冇mou5手sau2尾mei5

mou5 sau2 mei5mǎo shǒu wěi

English

  1. to fail to see something through: a description for the act of neglecting or ignoring the proper completion of the matter; started off something, but did not finish it off properly; to not tidy up after oneself
  2. to not tidy out after finishing
  3. to give up before finishing

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容做完嘅嘢冇收拾好
  2. 形容仲未做完啲嘢就放棄

Examples

  • 執返好你啲玩具喇,唔好咁冇手尾!

    Tidy up your toys! Learn to put things away when you're done. ----

  • 佢咁冇手尾,睇怕份功課都唔使旨意做得完。

    He/She always give up before finish the homework, seems the homework can never been done.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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