「牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低 / 牛唔飲水唔㩒得牛頭低」
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| Individual Character Meaning： |
牛 cow; cattle 唔 not 飲 to drink 水 water; soup; beverage; liquids in general; body of water 唔 not 撳 to press; to suppress; to control 得 okay; to get; only have; (suffix); advantage; gain; to equal to; to receive; to calculate; to compute; to only have; acceptable; can; able to; great; good; to have even done; to stay still 牛 cow; cattle 頭 head; chief; boss; electric plug; first; number one; top; hairstyle; hair; area; location; end; side; front; beginning 低 low; (of quantity) low; down; added after a verb |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
literally, "if a cow doesn't want to drink you can't force its head down"; if someone is unwilling to do something it is not possible to force them; you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink
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| Synonym： | Synonym： 有強姦冇焗賭 |
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