「話事偈 / 話事計」

(pos:動詞)(label:舊式)(sim:話頭)(sim:話齋)
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yue:正如某人所講；用嚟贊同並引用人哋嘅觀點
eng:as somebody says; used when citing what somebody has said as worth taking account of
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yue:好似……話事偈 (hou2 ci5 ... waa6 si6 gai2)
eng:in the words of ...
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yue:學鄧小平話事偈：「黑貓白貓，捉到老鼠嘅就係好貓。」 (hok6 dang6 siu2 ping4 waa6 si6 gai2: "haak1 maau1 baak6 maau1, zuk1 dou2 lou5 syu2 ge3 zau6 hai6 hou2 maau1.")
eng:In the words of Deng Xiaoping: "It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice."
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yue:正如我伯爺話事偈，牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低。 (zing3 jyu4 ngo5 baak3 je1 waa6 si6 gai2, ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1.)
eng:As the saying my father quotes goes, if someone is unwilling to do something, it is not possible to force them.