貼錢買難受 (tip3 cin2 maai5 naan4 sau6) — to feel silly and regreful of buying so… in Cantonese

tip˗₃貼cinˊ²錢maaiˏ₅買naanˎ₄難sauˍ₆受

简贴钱买难受

Mandarin Pinyin: tie1 qian2 mai3 nan2 shou4

Meaning of 貼錢買難受

nounto feel silly and regreful of buying something that is not worth it

nounto pay money for bad service; to have spent money to make oneself feel worse off [colloquial]

gam˗₃咁douˉ¹都dak1?得？tip˗₃貼cinˊ²錢maaiˏ₅買naanˎ₄難sau6!受！

You can do that? That's just asking for trouble!

bongˉ¹幫keoiˏ₅佢zapˉ¹執si2,屎，zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係tip˗₃貼cinˊ²錢maaiˏ₅買naanˎ₄難sau6.受。

Cleaning up after them is really a thankless task.

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日ze˗₃借cin4,錢，tip˗₃貼cinˊ²錢maaiˏ₅買naanˎ₄難sau6.受。

He always borrows money, it's just a drain.

zouˍ₆做maaiˎ₄埋daan1,單，tip˗₃貼cinˊ²錢maaiˏ₅買naanˎ₄難sau6.受。

Doing overtime for free is just wasting money.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁ceon2,蠢，tip˗₃貼cinˊ²錢maaiˏ₅買naanˎ₄難sau6.受。

Don't be so stupid, you'll regret it.

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