粵

食sik6生saang1菜coi3

sik6 saang1 coi3shí shēng cài

English

  1. easy tasks (slang)
  2. to eat lettuce ----
  3. figuratively: to do a simple task
  4. difuratively: to treat not seriously

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 食生菜
  2. 指做一件好易嘅事
  3. 指輕視一件事

Examples

  • 發誓當食生菜

    to make a promise without intending to keep it; to think of making an oath as eating lettuce

  • 寫五百字之嘛,易過食生菜啦!

    Only writing 500 words? That's easy as pie. ----

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

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