soeng5 tin1 mou4 lou6 ，jap6 dei6 mou4 mun4上天無路，入地無門上天无路，入地无门
Jyutpingsoeng5 tin1 mou4 lou6 ，jap6 dei6 mou4 mun4
Yaleséungh tīn mòuh louh ，japh deih mòuh mùnh

Definition

lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom); to be trapped in a hopeless situation

Tone guide

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

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si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 sik1 sek3 sik6A phrase used to memorise the nine tones in Cantonese
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