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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

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

唔好嘅時候水溝油

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 6th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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唔 m4 ng4 wu2 n2 ng2 - not
好 hou2 hou3 hao3 {hao4} - good, fine; very much
嘅 ge3 ge2 - possessive/final particle
時 si4 shi2 - time
候 hau6 hou4 - wait; expect; period; time;
水 seoi2 shui3 - water; liquid, juice; [slang] money
溝 gau1 kau1 kou4 gang3 gou1 - ditch; drain; moat; groove; rut
油 jau4 jau4*2 you2 you4 - oil; grease; fat

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