o1 niu6 dai6 cou2 zi2屙尿遞草紙屙尿遞草纸
Jyutpingo1 niu6 dai6 cou2 zi2
Yaleō niuh daih chóu jí
Definition
To do something unnecessary, redundant, or unhelpful; literally, offering toilet paper to someone who is only urinating.
colloquialdaily actionsslang
How it's used
This idiom vividly describes someone who insists on providing help or intervention that is completely redundant or unwanted. It implies that the person is trying too hard to be helpful in a way that actually disrupts the natural flow of a task. It is often used to criticize someone who creates extra work or complications under the guise of being useful.
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Do not use this phrase in formal or professional settings, as it is quite graphic and can be considered rude or dismissive. It is strictly reserved for casual, blunt criticism among friends or peers.
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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.
