揦手唔成勢 (laa2 sau2 m4 sing4 sai3 | la2 shou3 wu2 cheng2 shi4) : be in a dilemma; be unable to cope with a problem; to be all over the place

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揦手唔成勢

laa2 sau2 m4 sing4 sai3

la2 shou3 wu2 cheng2 shi4

be in a dilemma; be unable to cope with a problem; to be all over the place [Syn][粵]倒瀉籮蟹

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

揦手唔成勢 / 揦手唔成势

This word has been viewed 1864 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 20th Mar 2010 23:29 and last edited on 21st Mar 2010 03:39

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揦 laa2 laa5 - grab; irritate; dirty
手 sau2 - hand
唔 m4 - not; no
成 sing4 seng4 - succeed; achieve; grow; one tenth; whole
勢 sai3 - power; situation; posture

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