ep meuz gwn meiq
Zhuang
Etymology
Literally "to force a cat to eat vinegar".
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /eːp˧˥ meːu˧˩ kɯn˨˦ mei˧˥/
- Tone numbers: ep7 meu2 gwn1 mei5
- Hyphenation: ep‧meuz‧gwn‧meiq
Verb
ep meuz gwn meiq (old orthography ep meuƨ gɯn meiƽ)
- (idiomatic) to try to make somebody do something which they will not or cannot do