乜都假 (mat1 dou1 gaa2 | mie1 dou1 jia3) : cannot be helped

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乜都假

mat1 dou1 gaa2

mie1 dou1 jia3

[1] cannot be helped; no way out | 書: 甚麼辦法也沒有; 怎麼說也不行; 說啥也不行; 無能為力 [2] to pledge not to give up | 書: 誓不罷休 [] Variations: 乜都係假; 講乜都假 [3] (literal, usu. with humour) everything is fake | 書: 什麼都假

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

乜都假

This word has been viewed 1942 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 4th Apr 2006 18:07 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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乜 mat1 me1 - [粵] what
都 dou1 - all; both; even; already; also; capital
假 gaa2 gaa3 - false; fake; suppose; if; borrow; holiday

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