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尤jau4自zi6可ho2

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English

  1. to describe that a condition is still acceptable or tolerable, but definitely not its opposite

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指某樣嘢唔提起佢又或者冇事都仲得、尚且可以接受,或者依然能夠容忍、隻眼開隻眼閉,但係相反情況就絕對唔得

Examples

  • 唔講猶自可,一講把幾火。

    I could still suppress my emotions if we don't talk about it, but once somebody mentions it, I become enraged.

  • 防火安全嘅嘢,冇事猶自可,有事就死得人多,搞返好佢啦。

    Fire safety equipment and measures may not matter when no fires happen, yet fires could kill many. We'd better get them fixed.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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