daa2 dak1 gaang1 do1 je6 jau6 coeng4打得更多夜又長打得更多夜又长
Jyutpingdaa2 dak1 gaang1 do1 je6 jau6 coeng4
Yaledá dāk gāang dō yeh yauh chèuhng
Definition
To engage in empty talk about useless and irrelevant things, wasting time.
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How it's used
This idiom specifically targets situations where talk is not just irrelevant, but actively delays progress or keeps people up late unnecessarily. It carries a strong sense of impatience and frustration toward someone who is rambling or obsessing over trivial details. It is most effective when used to shut down a conversation that has clearly lost its purpose.
Examples
Are you done talking yet? Stop wasting time on nonsense and get to work.
They are just rambling again in the meeting, there is no point to it at all.
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Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a simple disagreement or a long but productive discussion. It implies that the content of the speech is completely useless and that the speaker is oblivious to the fact that they are wasting everyone's time.
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