阿茂整餅——冇嗰樣,整嗰樣

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See also: 阿茂整饼

Chinese

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phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 
luxuriant
exactly; in good order; whole
exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly
 
round flat cake; cookie; cake
round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry
 
not have (dialectal) (Cantonese) that
manner; pattern; way
manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
 
exactly; in good order; whole
exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly
 
(Cantonese) that
manner; pattern; way
manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
 
trad. (阿茂整餅——冇嗰樣,整嗰樣) ——
simp. (阿茂整饼——冇嗰样,整嗰样) ——
alternative forms 亞茂整餅——冇嗰樣,整嗰樣亚茂整饼——冇嗰样,整嗰样

Etymology

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A Cantonese xiehouyu, literally “(the dim sum maker) Ah Mau makes cakes — whichever kind (of cake) is running out will be made promptly.”

Nowadays usually used disapprovingly.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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阿茂整餅——冇嗰樣,整嗰樣

  1. (Cantonese) to do something unnecessary; to ruin things by doing something superfluous; to do something that failed