do1 gau1 jyu4多鳩餘多鸠余
Jyutpingdo1 gau1 jyu4
Yaledō gāu yùh
Definition
Extremely unnecessary, redundant, or superfluous.
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How it's used
This expression is a vulgar intensifier of 多餘, used to dismiss actions or words as completely pointless or redundant. It carries a strong sense of annoyance or contempt for someone wasting time on trivialities. Because it contains a profanity, it should be reserved for informal settings among close friends who are comfortable with coarse language.
Examples
What you are doing is fucking unnecessary.
He keeps asking such fucking pointless questions.
Related words
Common phrases
fucking pointless things
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a standard adjective, but it is highly offensive and can easily cause offense in professional or formal environments. Avoid using it with strangers, elders, or in any situation where you need to maintain a polite or neutral tone.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
