一本通書睇到老 [－－－书－－－]

Jyutping jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5
Pinyin yī běn tōng shū dì dào lǎo

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    用​嚟​形容​人​死板​、​唔​識​轉彎​變通​、​唔​肯學​新​嘢​、​唔​會​改變​習慣
    rigid; inflexible; refusing to learn new tricks; unable to adapt to a new environment; literally: "reading the same almanac into old age"
    • 每個客都唔同，招呼嗰陣唔可以一本通書睇到老。
      每个客都唔同，招呼𠮶阵唔可以一本通书睇到老。
      mui5 go3 haak3 dou1 m4 tung4, ziu1 fu1 go2 zan6 m4 ho2 ji5 jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5.
      Every customer is different, so we have to be flexible when serving each one of them.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
    to be rigid and inflexible; to be unadaptable

一本通書睇到老 [－－－书－－－]

Jyutping jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5
Pinyin yì běn tōng shū dì dào lǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. always do things by the book; inflexible to changes or new ways of doing things
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    每个客都唔同，招呼𠮶阵唔可以一本通书睇到老。
    每個客都唔同，招呼嗰陣唔可以一本通書睇到老。
    mui5 go3 haak3 dou1 m4 tung4, ziu1 fu1 go2 zan6 m4 ho2 ji5 jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5.
    • Every customer is different, so we have to be flexible when serving each one of them.
  2. Cantonese
    一本通书睇到老
    一本通書睇到老
    jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5
    • rigid; inflexible; literally, "reading the same almanac into old age"