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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 in Cantonese

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好ge˗₃嘅siˎ₄時hauˍ₆候seoiˊ²水kauˉ¹溝jauˎ₄油
简 唔好嘅时候水沟油
Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 hao3 kai3 shi2 hou5 shui3 gou1 you2

Meaning of 唔好嘅時候水溝油

nounwhen not in good relation, (the two are like) oil poured into water [Var.] 唔好嘅時候水勼油

Characters in 唔好嘅時候水溝油

唔m4
not; no | [華] 不
好hou2
well; all right; okay
嘅ge3
relative pronoun - that, who, which
時si4
fashionable
候hau6
period; time; season
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

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