乜都假
mat1 dou1 gaa2miē dōu jiǎ
English
- (slang) (of object) everything is fake; all are fake; (of event) a phrase to express how resolute someone is to stand one's ground which cannot be compromised, with an intention somewhat similar to telling others not to even bother; to describe a situation where there are no solutions or alternatives: there's no way out
- cannot be helped; a phrase used to ascertain others any alternatives are pointless
- ineffective
- not worth the effort: of no use
- of no good; interjection no way!; not possible!;
- everything will be meaningless / the plan will fail (unless a particular condition is met); literally: everything is fake
粵語 — Cantonese
- 帶出大前提,冇咗大前提做其他嘢都係徒然
Examples
冇錢就乜都假。
Without money, you can't do anything.
乜都假,裝多啲水先。
Anyway, let's just fill up with more water first.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk