缺一不可 [－－－－]

Jyutping kyut3 jat1 bat1 ho2
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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not a single one is dispensable
  2. can't do without either
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    一樣​都​唔​少​得
    not a single thing can be missed
    • 要通情達理，理性同感性缺一不可。
      要通情达理，理性同感性缺一不可。
      jiu3 tung1 cing4 daat6 lei5, lei5 sing3 tung4 gam2 sing3 kyut3 jat1 bat1 ho2.
      To be sensible and reasonable, neither reason nor sensibility could be lacked.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    not a single one is dispensable; none can be absent
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    缺一不可
    缺一不可
    kyut3 jat1 bat1 ho2
    • not a single thing can be missed
  2. Cantonese
    要通情达理，理性同感性缺一不可。
    要通情達理，理性同感性缺一不可。
    jiu3 tung1 cing4 daat6 lei5, lei5 sing3 tung4 gam2 sing3 kyut3 jat1 bat1 ho2.
    • To be sensible and reasonable, neither reason nor sensibility could be lacked.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    五大诉求，缺一不可！
    五大诉求，缺一不可！
    ng5 daai6 sou3 kau4, kyut3 jat1 bat1 ho2!
    • Five demands, not one less!