鼻哥窿擔遮——避無可避

Chinese
nostril to carry an umbrella to have nowhere to hide; inevitable; unavoidable
trad. (鼻哥窿擔遮——避無可避) 鼻哥窿 擔遮 —— 避無可避
simp. (鼻哥窿担遮——避无可避) 鼻哥窿 担遮 —— 避无可避
Literally: “the nostril holds an umbrella—to have nowhere to hide”.

Etymology

避無可避／避无可避 (“to have nowhere to hide”) is homophonous to 鼻毛可避 (“nose hairs can hide”).

Pronunciation

Idiom

鼻哥窿擔遮——避無可避

  1. (Cantonese) to have nowhere to flee or hide
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