jau5 tau4 mou4 mou5 jan4 soeng2 saang1 laat6 lei1有頭毛冇人想生鬎鬁有头毛冇人想生瘌痢
Jyutpingjau5 tau4 mou4 mou5 jan4 soeng2 saang1 laat6 lei1
Yaleyáuh tàuh mòuh móuh yành séung sāng lath lēi

Definition

to have no alternative but to be stuck with doing something a certain way

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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擬古拟古
ji5 gu2to emulate a classic
遊刃有餘游刃有余
jau4 jan6 jau5 jyu4handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
嚴辦严办
jim4 baan6punish severely, clamp down on
預約预约
jyu6 joek3booking; to book
繞口令绕口令
jiu5 hau2 ling6tongue-twister
御用
jyu6 jung6for use by the emperor; (derog.) in the pay of the ruler
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