針冇兩頭利 [针－两头－]

Jyutping zam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6
Pinyin zhēn mǎo liǎng tóu lì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. you can't have your cake and eat it too; you can't have it both ways
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    一件​事​或者​一個​人​唔​會​十全十美​；​有優​點​嘅​時​候​就​自然​有​其他​缺點
    nothing is ever perfect; "one cannot have it both ways"; literally: no needle is sharp at both ends
    • 針呢，就冇兩頭利嘅，你都係唔好FF咁多喇。
      针呢，就冇两头利嘅，你都系唔好FF咁多喇。
      zam1 ne1, zau6 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6 ge3, nei5 dou1 hai6 m4 hou2 e1 fu4 e1 fu4 gam3 do1 laa3.
      Nothing is ever perfect. Stop daydreaming.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    针冇两头利
    針冇兩頭利
    • one cannot have it two ways; literally: no needle is sharp at both ends
  2. Cantonese
    针冇两头利
    針冇兩頭利
    zam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6
    • One cannot have it both ways. (Literally: No pin is sharp on both ends.)