daai6 saai1大㗰
Jyutpingdaai6 saai1
Yaledaaih sāai
Definition
Wasteful or extravagant.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the squandering of resources like food, money, or time. It carries a slightly stronger sense of moral disapproval or regret than the more neutral 浪費. You will often hear it used when someone throws away perfectly good items or leaves food unfinished at a restaurant.
Examples
You bought so many clothes and never wear them, that is really wasteful.
Take the leftovers home if you cannot finish, being wasteful is not good, right?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 嘥, which is a versatile verb meaning to waste. While 嘥 can be used in almost any context involving waste, 大㗰 functions more like an adjective describing a person or a situation as being wasteful.
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