ep meuz gwn meiq

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Zhuang[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "to force a cat to eat vinegar".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ʔeːp˧˥ meːu˧˩ kɯn˨˦ mei˧˥/
  • Tone numbers: ep7 meu2 gwn1 mei5
  • Hyphenation: ep‧meuz‧gwn‧meiq

Verb[edit]

ep meuz gwn meiq (1957–1982 spelling ep meuƨ gɯn meiƽ)

  1. (idiomatic) to try to make somebody do something which they will not or cannot do

References[edit]

  • Somsonge Burusphat, Qin Xiaohang (2009) “Syntactic patterns of Zhuang idioms”, in Manusya, Journal of Humanities‎[1], number 17 (special), pages 45–57
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