牛唔飲水唔㩒得牛頭低 [－－饮－－－－－头－]

Jyutping ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1
Pinyin niú wú yǐn shuǐ wú qín dé niú tóu dī

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指一個​人​如果​唔​想​做​一樣​嘢​，​就​可能​迫​佢​做​；​所以​如果​一個​人​做​一樣​嘢​，​就​一定​係​佢​自己​本身​都​同意
    literally, "if a cow doesn't want to drink you can't force its head down"; if someone is unwilling to do something it is not possible to force them; you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink
  2. 近義詞
    有強姦冇焗賭
  3. 參看
    牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    牛唔饮水唔㩒得牛头低。
    牛唔飲水唔㩒得牛頭低。
    ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1 。
    • You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.