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水溝油 (seoi2 kau1 jau4) — cannot accept each other [Var.] 水勼油 [華]: 水火不相容 in Cantonese

seoiˊ²水kauˉ¹溝jauˎ₄油
简 水沟油
Mandarin Pinyin: shui3 gou1 you2

Meaning of 水溝油

nouncannot accept each other [Var.] 水勼油 [華]: 水火不相容
nouncannot get along together

Characters in 水溝油

水seoi2
extra charge/income
溝kau1
(slang) 1. to mingle with or cruise (for a partner); (verb) mix things together
油jau4
varnish; paint; lacquer

Words Containing 水溝油

唔好嘅時候水溝油m4 hou2 ge3 si4 hau6 seoi2 kau1 jau4
when not in good relation, (the two are like) oil poured into water [Var.] 唔好嘅時候水勼油

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