針唔㓤到肉唔知痛

Chinese

		needle; pin; injection	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not		to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	meat; flesh	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to know; to be aware	ache; pain; sorrow
trad. (針唔㓤到肉唔知痛)		針	唔	㓤	到	肉	唔	知	痛
simp. (针唔㓤到肉唔知痛)		针	唔	㓤	到	肉	唔	知	痛
alternative forms		針唔拮到肉唔知痛／针唔拮到肉唔知痛
Literally: “to not know pain until the needle pierces into one's flesh”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zam¹ m⁴ gat¹ dou³ juk⁶ m⁴ zi¹ tung³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zam¹ m⁴ gat¹ dou³ juk⁶ m⁴ zi¹ tung³
    • Yale: jām m̀h gāt dou yuhk m̀h jī tung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzam¹ m⁴ gat⁷ dou³ juk⁹ m⁴ dzi¹ tung³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zem¹ m⁴ ged¹ dou³ yug⁶ m⁴ ji¹ tung³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm⁵⁵ m̩²¹ kɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³ jʊk̚² m̩²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³³/

Proverb

針唔㓤到肉唔知痛

1. (Cantonese) to not understand or the dilemma or difficulties (of something) until one has to face or deal with it

See also

• 唔見棺材唔流眼淚／唔见棺材唔流眼泪