爛泥扶唔上壁

Chinese
 
mud; slush; ooze
mud; slush; ooze; mire
 to support with hand; to help sb. up; to help hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 wall; rampart
trad. (爛泥扶唔上壁) 爛泥 扶 唔 上 壁
simp. (烂泥扶唔上壁) 烂泥 扶 唔 上 壁

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Idiom

爛泥扶唔上壁

  1. (Cantonese) to be so incompetent that others' help is of no use; to be useless and incapable and cannot be nurtured

Synonyms
  • 爛泥扶不上牆／烂泥扶不上墙
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