waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1話不投機半句多话不投机半句多

Jyutpingwaa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1

Yalewah bāt tàuh gēi bun geui dō

語句

Definition

When people do not share common interests, even half a sentence is too much.

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How it's used

This idiom is often used to justify ending a conversation abruptly when you realize the other person holds fundamentally different values or interests. It carries a slightly dismissive or impatient tone, signaling that further discussion is a waste of time. While it originates from a longer poetic couplet, the second half is frequently quoted on its own to describe social incompatibility.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋loeng5兩go3個sing3性gaak3格jyun4完cyun4全m4唔gep2夾，zan1真hai6係waa6話bat1不tau4投gei1機bun3半geoi3句do1多。

Their personalities don't match at all, they really have nothing to say to each other.

gei3既jin4然daai6大gaa1家waa6話bat1不tau4投gei1機bun3半geoi3句do1多，bat1不jyu4如zou2早di1啲saan3散coeng4場laa1啦。

Since we have no common ground, we might as well call it a day early.

Related words

synonymm4 ngaam1 king1唔啱傾m ngām kīngsee alsowaa6 m4 maai4話唔埋wah m màih

Common phrases

zau2酒fung4逢zi1知gei2己cin1千bui1杯siu2少

When drinking with a soulmate, a thousand cups are not enough.

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a casual way to say you are bored, but it is actually quite strong and implies a clash of perspectives or values rather than just a lack of interesting topics.