hou2 siu2 lei5好少理
Jyutpinghou2 siu2 lei5
Yalehóu síu léih
Definition
To seldom pay attention to; to barely care or bother about something.
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How it's used
Carries a sense of indifference or negligence towards a person or a responsibility. It is often used to describe someone who is detached or uninvolved in matters they should ideally be paying attention to. The tone can range from a casual observation to a mild complaint about someone's lack of engagement.
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Common phrases
rarely care about others
rarely care about the household
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the phrase 少理, which is an imperative command meaning "don't bother" or "ignore it." Adding the word 好 before it changes the meaning from a command to a description of a habitual attitude.
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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.
