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牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低

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Chinese

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ox; cow; bull hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not drinking water; potable water; to drink water hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not to press
get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
 
oxhead; Daoist priest
to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down
to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath
 
trad. (牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低) 飲水 牛頭
simp. (牛唔饮水唔揿得牛头低) 饮水 牛头
alternative forms 牛唔飲水唔㩒得牛頭低牛唔饮水唔㩒得牛头低
Literally: “If a cow does not drink water, one cannot press its head down”.

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Proverb

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牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低

  1. (Cantonese) you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink; you cannot force someone to do something