粵

萬maan6無mou4一jat1失sat1

simp万无一失
maan6 mou4 jat1 sat1wàn wú yī shī

English

  1. surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
  2. would not fail under any circumstances; surefire ----
  3. no risk at all; perfectly safe

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 絕對唔會失敗、犯錯;包保成功;實會掂過碌蔗
  2. 毫無風險;絕對安全

Examples

  • 想長命百歲有一個萬無一失的方法:每天吃一顆獅子頭,吃一百年。

    There's one surefire way to live to a ripe old age: eat a meatball a day for a hundred years.

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  • 帶埋手提電話去行山,就萬無一失喇!

    Bring along the mobile phone to go hiking and we'll be perfectly safe.

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

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