斧頭打鑿鑿打木 (fu2 tau2 daa2 zok6 zok6 daa2 muk6) — a metaphor to describe that one thing c… in Cantonese

fuˊ²斧tauˊ²頭daaˊ²打zokˍ₆鑿zokˍ₆鑿daaˊ²打mukˍ₆木

简斧头打凿凿打木

Mandarin Pinyin: fu3 tou5 da3 zao2 zao2 da3 mu4

Meaning of 斧頭打鑿鑿打木

nouna metaphor to describe that one thing can always be conquered by another

keoiˏ₅佢jungˍ₆用fuˊ²斧tauˎ₄頭daaˊ²打zaak˗₃鑿zaak˗₃鑿daaˊ²打muk6.木。

He uses an axe to chop wood.

fuˊ²斧tauˎ₄頭daaˊ²打zaak˗₃鑿zaak˗₃鑿daaˊ²打mukˍ₆木houˊ²好zung6.重。

Chopping wood with an axe is heavy.

siuˊ²小samˉ¹心fuˊ²斧tauˎ₄頭daaˊ²打zaak˗₃鑿zaak˗₃鑿daaˊ²打muk6!木！

Be careful chopping wood with the axe!

hokˍ₆學fuˊ²斧tauˎ₄頭daaˊ²打zaak˗₃鑿zaak˗₃鑿daaˊ²打muk6.木。

Learning to chop wood with an axe.

fuˊ²斧tauˎ₄頭daaˊ²打zaak˗₃鑿zaak˗₃鑿daaˊ²打mukˍ₆木haiˍ₆係geiˉ¹技nang4.能。

Chopping wood with an axe is a skill.

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