冇彎轉
simp冇弯转mou5 waan1 zyun3mǎo wān zhuǎn
English
- no alternative methods (spoken)
- to describe an issue has no way to turn, no way out; nothing more to be said between 2 parties of conversation/ negotiation. Literally: no way to turn
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容一件事無法挽回;亦用嚟形容談判雙方傾唔掂數,情況僵持,好難落台
Examples
單嘢發現得太遲,依家已經冇彎轉喇。
We discovered the issue too late, now there is no way to turn.
最衰都係你講到咁絕,搞到我哋兩邊都冇彎轉。
If you hadn't burned all the bridges with your harsh words, there might have been room for compromise.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk