min5 ceoi4免除

Jyutpingmin5 ceoi4

Yalemíhn chèuih

動詞

Definition

To excuse, relieve, exempt, or cancel a duty or responsibility.

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How it's used

Formal in tone and typically reserved for legal, administrative, or professional contexts. It implies the official removal of an obligation or duty, rather than just dodging a task. In casual speech, people prefer using 避開 or 慳返.

Examples

ni1呢go3個fong1方faat3法ho2可ji5以min5免ceoi4除hou2好do1多maa4麻faan4煩。

This method can avoid a lot of trouble.

nei5你dim2點joeng2樣sin1先ho2可ji5以min5免ceoi4除ni1呢ci3次ge3嘅zaak3責jam6任？

How can you avoid the responsibility this time?

Common phrases

min5免ceoi4除zaak3責jam6任

to exempt from responsibility

min5免ceoi4除zik1職mou6務

to relieve from duties

Common mistake

Do not use this to mean avoiding a physical object or person, as it specifically refers to abstract concepts like duties, taxes, or penalties. Using it to say you are avoiding a person sounds unnatural and overly bureaucratic.