礙礙事事

Chinese

		to hinder; to obstruct; to block	to hinder; to obstruct; to block	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (礙礙事事)		礙	礙	事	事
simp. (碍碍事事)		碍	碍	事	事
AABB-type reduplication of 礙事／碍事 (àishì).

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): ngoi⁴ ngoi⁴ si⁴ si⁴

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• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngoi⁴ ngoi⁴ si⁴ si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

Verb

礙礙事事

1. (Hakka) to be in the way; to be a hindrance

   唔曉煮食就莫來灶下礙礙事事。 [Meixian Hakka, trad.]
   唔晓煮食就莫来灶下碍碍事事。 [Meixian Hakka, simp.]

   m² hiau³ zu³ sed⁶ qiu⁴ mog⁶ loi² zau^4-3 ha¹ ngoi⁴ ngoi⁴ si⁴ si⁴. [Hakka Transliteration Scheme]

   Don't come to the kicthen to make trouble if you don't even know how to cook.

Synonyms

• 礙事／碍事 (àishì)
• 礙手礙腳／碍手碍脚 (àishǒu'àijiǎo)