執到都喊三聲 [执－－－－声]

Jyutping zap1 dou2 dou1 haam3 saam1 seng1
Pinyin zhí dào dōu hǎn sān shēng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指​一件​事​唔​值得​去​做​，​就算​完成​咗​都​無​好​處​；​或​指​一件​物件​令人​得到​後​壞​處​多​於​益處
    a goal that is not worth achieving, an undesirable target, a goal that will not bring happiness if achieved, or a thing will bring the owner bad results more that benefits. Literally: pick up and cry 3 times
    • 呢單工程又超支又難搞，做咗社會又無得益，真係邊個執到都喊三聲。
      呢单工程又超支又难搞，做咗社会又无得益，真系边个执到都喊三声。
      ni1 daan1 gung1 cing4 jau6 ciu1 zi1 jau6 naan4 gaau2, zou6 zo2 se5 wui2 jau6 mou5 dak1 jik1, zan1 hai6 bin1 go3 zap1 dou2 dou1 haam3 saam1 seng1.
      This construction project is over budget and hard to handle, and the society would not benefit upon completion, anyone who pick this up would cry 3 times.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 便宜沒好貨 – 便宜没好货
  2. 掉在地上也沒人要 – 掉在地上也没人要

執到都喊三聲 [执－－－－声]

Jyutping zap1 dou3 dou1 haam3 saam1 sing1
Pinyin zhí dào dōu hǎn sān shēng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. even though something or someone is easy to get, it has a lot of flaws
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢单工程又超支又难搞，做咗社会又无得益，真系边个执到都喊三声。
    呢單工程又超支又難搞，做咗社會又無得益，真係邊個執到都喊三聲。
    ni1 daan1 gung1 cing4 jau6 ciu1 zi1 jau6 naan4 gaau2, zou6 zo2 se5 wui2 jau6 mou5 dak1 jik1, zan1 hai6 bin1 go3 zap1 dou2 dou1 haam3 saam1 seng1.
    • This construction project is over budget and hard to handle, and the society would not benefit upon completion, anyone who pick this up would cry 3 times.