水洗都唔清

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Chinese

water; river to wash; to bathe
metropolis; capital city; all
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
 
 hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not
clear; distinct; complete
clear; distinct; complete; pure
 
trad. (水洗都唔清) 水 洗 都 唔 清
simp. #(水洗都唔清) 水 洗 都 唔 清
Literally: “cannot wash oneself clean even with water”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

水洗都唔清

  1. (Cantonese) to have a wrongful accusation that is unable to be got rid of

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 跳進黃河洗不清 (“to have a wrongful accusation that is unable to be got rid of”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 跳進黃河洗不清, 跳到黃河洗不清, 跳入黃河洗不清, 跳在黃河洗不清
Cantonese Guangzhou 水洗都唔淨, 水洗都唔清
Hong Kong 水洗都唔清
Hakka Meixian 跳落黃河洗唔清
Xingning 跳落黃河洗唔清
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 三條坑水洗唔淨
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 三條坑水洗唔淨
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 三條坑水洗唔淨
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 三條坑水洗唔淨
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 三條坑水洗唔淨
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 三條坑水洗唔會淨
Wu Shanghai 跳進黃浦汏勿清
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