sik6 baau2 faan6 dang2 si2 o1食飽飯等屎屙食饱饭等屎屙

Jyutpingsik6 baau2 faan6 dang2 si2 o1

Yalesihk báau faahn dáng sí ō

Definition

To have nothing meaningful or productive to do.

colloquialdaily actionsslang

How it's used

This idiom vividly describes a state of aimless boredom or laziness by contrasting the act of eating with the biological necessity of excretion. It is used to criticize someone for wasting time or lacking ambition. Because of the crude reference to bodily functions, it is strictly informal and should be avoided in professional or polite company.

Examples

nei5你seng4成jat6日sik6食baau2飽faan6飯dang2等si2屎o1屙，bat1不jyu4如wan2搵di1啲je5嘢zou6做laa1啦。

You are always idling around, why don't you find something to do?

ngo5我m4唔soeng2想jat6日jat6日sik6食baau2飽faan6飯dang2等si2屎o1屙，soeng2想wan2搵fan2份gung1工zou6做。

I don't want to just sit around doing nothing every day, I want to find a job.

Related words

synonymmou4 so2 si6 si6無所事事mòuh só sih sihsynonymjau4 sau2 hou3 haan4遊手好閒yàuh sáu hou hành

Common phrases

seng4成jat6日sik6食baau2飽faan6飯dang2等si2屎o1屙

to be idling away one's time all day

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a literal description of someone's digestive habits. It is exclusively a metaphorical expression for being unproductive or having no purpose.