唔好嘅時候水溝油 (m4 hou2 ge3 si4 hau6 seoi2 kau1 jau4 | ) : when not in good relation, (the two are like) oil poured into water

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唔好嘅時候水溝油

m4 hou2 ge3 si4 hau6 seoi2 kau1 jau4

when not in good relation, (the two are like) oil poured into water [Var.] 唔好嘅時候水勼油

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

唔好嘅時候水溝油

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唔 m4 - not; no
好 hou2 hou3 - good; very; friendly; healthy; ready
嘅 ge3 ge2 - adjective suffix; possessive/final particle
時 si4 - time
候 hau6 - wait; expect; period; time
水 seoi2 - water; liquid; dough (money)
溝 kau1 gau1 - ditch; groove [粵]mix together; pick up
油 jau4 - oil; fat; grease; petroleum

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