洗濕個頭 (sai1 sap1 go3 tau4 | xi3 shi1 ge4 tou2) : already committed; too late to back out

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洗濕個頭

sai1 sap1 go3 tau4

xi3 shi1 ge4 tou2

already committed; already involved; too late to back out; have to see it through
[literal] might as well wash the hair as it is already wet
[synonym] 勢成騎虎

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

洗濕個頭 / 洗湿个头

This word has been viewed 1436 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 30th Jun 2017 15:02

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洗 sai2 - wash; clear; sack; develop; shuffle
濕 sap1 - wet; moist; damp; humid
個 go3 - unit; individual
頭 tau4 - head; first; chief

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