刪繁就簡 (saan1 faan4 zau6 gaan2) — to simplify by eradicating the superfluous in Cantonese
saanˉ¹刪faanˎ₄繁zauˍ₆就gaanˊ²簡简 删繁就简
Mandarin Pinyin: shan1 fan2 jiu4 jian3
Meaning of 刪繁就簡
nounto simplify by eradicating the superfluous
Example Sentences with 刪繁就簡
keoiˏ₅佢zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意saanˉ¹刪faanˎ₄繁zauˍ₆就gaan2.簡。
He likes to simplify things.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋jiu˗₃要saanˉ¹刪faanˎ₄繁zauˍ₆就gaan2.簡。
We need to simplify.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個cit˗₃設gai˗₃計saanˉ¹刪faanˎ₄繁zauˍ₆就gaan2.簡。
This design is streamlined.
gam˗₃咁joengˍ₆樣zouˍ₆做saanˉ¹刪faanˎ₄繁zauˍ₆就gaan2.簡。
Doing it this way simplifies things.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢saanˉ¹刪faanˎ₄繁zauˍ₆就gaan2.簡。
His way of speaking is concise.
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