「一本通書睇到老」
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Pronunciation: | jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
一 one; as soon as; once 本 (measure); this; our; funds; books; (of books) version; edition; source; origin 通 common; pass; macaroni; pipes; expert; to communicate; to inform; to lead to; to arrive at; to understand; to know; open; through; connected; logical; coherent; reasonable; entire; whole 書 book; letter; document; writing 睇 to look; to look at; to see; to watch; to check; to find out; to think; to judge; to consider; to depend on; to be affected by; to take care of; to keep an eye on; to monitor; be careful of; be wary of 到 to; so ... that; to the extent that; to a point that; until; up to; approximately; about; around; to arrive; to reach; to come; to be present; to go to; to leave for 老 old; old in age; of long standing; experienced; senior |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
rigid; inflexible; refusing to learn new tricks; unable to adapt to a new environment; literally: "reading the same almanac into old age"
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See also: | 唔拘 死 執著 硬板 僵化 |
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