托杉唔識轉膊 [－－－识转－]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句、俚語
    形容​人​做​嘢​唔​識​變通​，​托住​杉樹​咁​重​，​都​唔​識久​唔​久​轉個膊頭​嚟​托​，​減輕​負擔
    inflexibile; unwilling or unable to adapt; literally: carrying pine on the shoulder but he doesn't know he can change shoulder
  2. 參看
    托杉都唔識轉膊、托塔唔識轉膊、托塔都唔識轉膊

托杉唔識轉膊 [－－－识转－]

Jyutping tok3 caam3 m4 sik1 zyun3 bok3
Pinyin tuō shān n2 shí zhuǎn bó

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. describes someone who is not smart enough to know how to be flexible and adapt to different circumstances, which is just another way to call someone stupid [colloquial]