爛泥扶唔上壁
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Chinese[edit]
to support with hand; to help sb. up; to help | hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
wall; rampart | |||
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trad. (爛泥扶唔上壁) | 爛泥 | 扶 | 唔 | 上 | 壁 | |
simp. (烂泥扶唔上壁) | 烂泥 | 扶 | 唔 | 上 | 壁 |
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
爛泥扶唔上壁
- (Cantonese) to be so incompetent that others' help is of no use; to be useless and incapable and cannot be nurtured; to be hopelessly inept