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爛泥扶唔上壁 (laan6 nai4 fu4 m4 soeng5 bek3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

爛泥扶唔上壁 (laan6 nai4 fu4 m4 soeng5 bek3, làn ní fú m shàng bì) — (derogatory slang) (with figurative meaning) when someone is lacking in ability; motivation, he; she will not be successful no matter how others help them; you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 爛ｇａｇ (laan6 gek1) — a cheesy; bad joke
• 爛仔 (laan6 zai2) — (noun) a gangster; a goon; a thug, a hoodlum
• 爛佬 (laan6 lou2) — unreasonable adult male (spoken)
• 爛口 (laan6 hau2) — (adj.) describes someone who uses swear words and foul language a lot
• 爛口角 (laan6 hau2 gok3) — (illness) mouth blister
• 爛命 (laan6 ming6) — furious; reckless; desperate

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