唔湯唔水

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Chinese

hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not soup; hot water hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not water; river
trad. (唔湯唔水)
simp. (唔汤唔水)
Literally: “neither soup nor water”.

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唔湯唔水

  1. (Cantonese) neither fish nor fowl

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