粵

食sik6得dak1唔m4好hou2嘥saai1

sik6 dak1 m4 hou2 saai1shí de n2 hǎo sāi

English

  1. not wasting what can be taken or eating (spoken)
  2. one should not waste anything that is edible or usable; literally "don't waste whatever edible"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 勸人唔好浪費、糟蹋食物,以至資源同機會

Examples

  • 你唔鍾意食雞胸就畀我啦,食得唔好嘥吖嘛。

    Leave it to me if you don't like eating the chicken chest, I'd better not waste it.

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

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