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 | |||
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| 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
Proverb
針唔㓤到肉唔知痛
- (Cantonese) to not understand or the dilemma or difficulties (of something) until one has to face or deal with it
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