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Here’s the idiom 「不猧不魀」, with its definition and practical application described below.

“猧” is pronounced as wō; “魀” is pronounced as gà. It is a metaphor for being in a dilemma and difficult to deal with. It also describes an awkward look. Same as “not awkward”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bù wō bù gà

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bat1 wo1 bat1 gaai3

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