冇腰骨
mou5 jiu1 gwat1mǎo yāo gǔ
English
- (adjective) literally means 'no spine', to describe someone that stands
- sits with poor posture or slouches; metaphorically to describe someone that lacks backbone
- spineless; to describe something (such as a plan or a strategy) or someone that is unreliable
- undependable 1.
- to have no backbone, has no guts; literally: no waist bone
粵語 — Cantonese
- 冇骨氣、靠唔住
Examples
做人冇腰骨,又點可以做大事呀?
One cannot accomplish great things without courage.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk