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爛泥扶唔上壁 (laan6 nai4 fu4 m4 soeng5 bek3) — (derogatory slang) (with figurative meaning) when someone is lacking in ability / motivation, he/she will not be successful no matter how others help them; you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear in Cantonese

laanˍ₆爛naiˎ₄泥fuˎ₄扶mˎ₄唔soengˏ₅上bek˗₃壁
简 烂泥扶唔上壁
Mandarin Pinyin: lan4 ni2 fu2 m2 shang4 bi4

Meaning of 爛泥扶唔上壁

noun(derogatory slang) (with figurative meaning) when someone is lacking in ability / motivation, he/she will not be successful no matter how others help them; you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

Example Sentences with 爛泥扶唔上壁

keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係laanˍ₆爛neiˎ₄泥fuˎ₄扶mˎ₄唔soengˍ₆上bik1.壁。
He's really hopeless.
gam˗₃咁fai˗₃廢caai4,柴，laanˍ₆爛neiˎ₄泥fuˎ₄扶mˎ₄唔soengˍ₆上bik1.壁。
So useless, like mud that can't be plastered on a wall.
laanˍ₆爛neiˎ₄泥fuˎ₄扶mˎ₄唔soengˍ₆上bik1,壁，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好saai˗₃嘥siˊ²時gaan3.間。
He's hopeless, don't waste time.
gaau˗₃教gikˍ₆極douˉ¹都haiˍ₆係laanˍ₆爛neiˎ₄泥fuˎ₄扶mˎ₄唔soengˍ₆上bik1.壁。
No matter how much you teach, he's still hopeless.
keoiˏ₅佢gam˗₃咁laan5,懶，laanˍ₆爛neiˎ₄泥fuˎ₄扶mˎ₄唔soengˍ₆上bik1.壁。
He's so lazy, he's utterly hopeless.
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Characters in 爛泥扶唔上壁

爛laan6
cheesy; crummy; lacking style
泥nai4
mashed vegetable or fruit; paste
扶fu4
help; aid; assist
唔m4
not; no | [華] 不
上soeng6
preceding; previous; last
壁bik1
rampart; barrier; breastwork

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