粵

牛ngau4唔m4飲jam2水seoi2唔m4撳gam6得dak1牛ngau4頭tau4低dai1

simp牛唔饮水唔揿得牛头低
ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1niú n2 yǐn shuǐ n2 qìn de niú tóu dī

English

  1. it's impossible to force one to do something unwillingly (slang)
  2. literally, "if a cow doesn't want to drink you can't force its head down"; if someone is unwilling to do something it is not possible to force them; you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指一個人如果唔想做一樣嘢，就可能迫佢做；所以如果一個人做一樣嘢，就一定係佢自己本身都同意

Sources: cc-canto, words.hk

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