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Chinese
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ox; cow; bull
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hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not
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drinking water; potable water; to drink water
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hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not
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to press
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get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to |
oxhead; Daoist priest
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to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath |
| trad. (牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低)
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牛
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唔
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飲水
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唔
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撳
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得
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牛頭
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低
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| simp. (牛唔饮水唔揿得牛头低)
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牛
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唔
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饮水
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唔
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揿
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得
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牛头
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低
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| alternative forms
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牛唔飲水唔㩒得牛頭低／牛唔饮水唔㩒得牛头低
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| Literally: “If a cow does not drink water, one cannot press its head down”.
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Pronunciation
Proverb
牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低
- (Cantonese) you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink; you cannot force someone to do something