fai3 mat6廢物废物
Jyutpingfai3 mat6
Yalefai maht
Definition
Waste, rubbish, or useless items; can also refer to a worthless or useless person.
- waste; rubbish; discarded things that are no longer useful
- slanga worthless, useless, or incompetent person
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How it's used
Beyond its literal meaning of physical trash, this term is frequently used as a harsh insult to describe someone perceived as incompetent or worthless. When applied to people, it carries a much stronger and more aggressive tone than simply calling someone lazy or unhelpful. It is common to hear it used in arguments to belittle someone's contribution or existence.
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gin2件gínExamples
These are all just rubbish, throw them away.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 垃圾, which is almost exclusively used for physical garbage. While 廢物 can also refer to physical items, it is the primary choice when you want to attack a person's character or capability.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
