fai3 zi3廢置废置
Jyutpingfai3 zi3
Yalefai ji
Definition
To discard or abandon something because it is no longer useful.
colloquialdaily actionsplaces
How it's used
Focuses on the state of something being left aside or discarded because it is no longer functional or needed. It is frequently used to describe buildings or facilities that have fallen into disrepair and are no longer in use. While it can apply to objects, it carries a slightly more formal or descriptive weight than simply saying 掉咗.
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Do not confuse this with 浪費, which refers to wasting resources. 廢置 implies the object is being set aside or left to rot, whereas 浪費 refers to the act of using something inefficiently.
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