粵

冇mou5腰jiu1骨gwat1

mou5 jiu1 gwat1mǎo yāo gǔ

English

  1. (adjective) literally means 'no spine', to describe someone that stands
  2. sits with poor posture or slouches; metaphorically to describe someone that lacks backbone
  3. spineless; to describe something (such as a plan or a strategy) or someone that is unreliable
  4. undependable 1.
  5. to have no backbone, has no guts; literally: no waist bone

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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