冇油唔甩鑊 (mou5 jau4*2 m4 lat1 wok6 | ) : without offering something (e.g.money), it's hard to get things done.

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冇油唔甩鑊

mou5 jau4*2 m4 lat1 wok6

[Lit.] no oil, not detach (from) wok. Meaning without oil, food will be sticking to the wok when frying.
It's a metaphor for [1] without offering something (money, gift or favor), it's hard to get things done. Just like without oil you can't cook successfully. [2] it's necessary to take some disadvantages, in order to get things done.
[Variation]冇油唔甩得鑊

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

冇油唔甩鑊

This word has been viewed 1963 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by nanimo on 31st Oct 2004 02:05 and last edited on 10th Nov 2009 14:19

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冇 mou5 - don't have
油 jau4 - oil; fat; grease; petroleum
唔 m4 - not; no
甩 lat1 - to lose; to get rid of; to leave behind
鑊 wok6 - wok; pot; pan; boiler

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