zam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6針冇兩頭利针冇两头利
Jyutpingzam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6
Yalejām móuh léungh tàuh leih

Definition

you can't have your cake and eat it too; you can't have it both ways

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

More words

俗諺俗谚
zuk6 jin6common saying
舟楫
zau1 zip3Vessels; ships
丶
zyu2a type of stroke in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3), a "dot"; comma
暫息暂息
zaam6 sik1a lull (in the storm)
枝節橫生枝节横生
zi1 zit3 waang4 sang1side issues keep arising (idiom)
敘述性叙述性
zeoi6 seot6 sing3narrative
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