慳haan1返faan1啖daam6氣hei3

English

1. used to someone who is talking to no effect, "don't waste your time, nobody is listening to you!", "save your breath"; literally: to save breathunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 勸人無謂同人講咁多，反正講極都冇用unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  慳返啖氣暖下個肚罷啦。佢肯聽你講就唔使搞成咁啦。

  Save your breath and don't bother. If he were willing to listen, he wouldn't be in this mess.

• unreviewed?

  嘈咩吖，有佢講冇人講，拗嚟盞嘥氣！慳返啖氣好過。

  [ChatGPT]What's the fuss? He talks and no one else does, it's just a waste of breath! It's better to save your energy.