揦手唔成勢

Chinese

			hand; convenient; ‑er	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
trad. (揦手唔成勢)		揦	手	唔	成	勢
simp. (揦手唔成势)		揦	手	唔	成	势

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laa² sau² m⁴ sing⁴ sai³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laa² sau² m⁴ sing⁴ sai³
    • Yale: lá sáu m̀h sìhng sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laa² sau² m⁴ sing⁴ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: la² seo² m⁴ xing⁴ sei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ m̩²¹ sɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯³³/

Idiom

揦手唔成勢

1. (Cantonese) unable to cope with or deal with a task or problem, especially due to lack of preparation