十問九唔應
Chinese
| ten | to ask | nine | hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | to answer; to respond; ought | ||
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| trad. (十問九唔應) | 十 | 問 | 九 | 唔 | 應 | |
| simp. (十问九唔应) | 十 | 问 | 九 | 唔 | 应 | |
| Literally: “to be asked ten times and not responding for nine times”. | ||||||
Pronunciation
Idiom
十問九唔應
- (Cantonese) to be not responsive; to not respond even when being asked questions many times
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