鼻哥窿擔遮——避無可避
See also: 鼻哥窿担遮——避无可避
Chinese
nostril | to carry on shoulder; to undertake; shoulder pole to carry on shoulder; to undertake; shoulder pole; burden; load; responsibility; picul (133.33 lbs.) | umbrella | to have nowhere to hide; inevitable; unavoidable | |||
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trad. (鼻哥窿擔遮——避無可避) | 鼻哥窿 | 擔 | 遮 | —— | 避無可避 | |
simp. (鼻哥窿担遮——避无可避) | 鼻哥窿 | 担 | 遮 | —— | 避无可避 | |
Literally: “the nostril holds an umbrella—to have nowhere to hide”. |
Etymology
避無可避/避无可避 (“to have nowhere to hide”) is homophonous to 鼻毛可避 (“nose hairs can hide”).
Pronunciation
Idiom
鼻哥窿擔遮——避無可避
- (Cantonese) to have nowhere to flee or hide