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針冇兩頭利 (zam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

針冇兩頭利 (zam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6, zhēn mǎo liǎng tóu lì) — you can't have your cake and eat it too; you can't have it both ways

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 針唔拮到肉唔知痛 (zam1 m4 gat1 dou3 juk6 m4 zi1 tung3) — one never feels pain unless he is the one who experiences it (slang)
• 針嘜 (zam1 mak1) — RYO tobacco (roll-your-own cigarette)
• 針對 (zam1 deoi3) — to target; to pick on; re-order
• 針山 (zam1 saan1) — Needle Hill, a place in Hong Kong, China
• 針波 (zam1 bo1) — jump ball
• 針筒 (zam1 tung2) — syringe

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