粵

一jat1發faat3不bat1可ho2收sau1拾sap6

simp一发不可收拾
jat1 faat3 bat1 ho2 sau1 sap6yī fā bù kě shōu shi

English

  1. once it gets started there's no stopping it
  2. "cannot be stopped once started", an expression usually used to indicate the results are disastrous or lead to chaos

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 開始咗就冇辦法制止、處理

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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