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一本通書睇到老

jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5included in 3 dictionaries
實用廣州話分類詞典: 7494CantonPhrase十一、其他 > 十一C熟語[在前面各類中已有不少熟語，本節為舉例性質] > 十一C1口頭禪、慣用語

【喻】衹會抱著老皇曆，不懂適時變通

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongPhrase

用嚟形容人死板、唔識轉彎變通、唔肯學新嘢、唔會改變習慣 (rigid; inflexible; refusing to learn new tricks; unable to adapt to a new environment; literally: "reading the same almanac into old age")

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每個客都唔同，招呼嗰陣唔可以一本通書睇到老。

mui5 go3 haak3 dou1 m4 tung4, ziu1 fu1 go2 zan6 m4 ho2 ji5 jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5.

Every customer is different, so we have to be flexible when serving each one of them.

維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /jɐt̚⁵ puːn³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ syː⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ tou̯³³ lou̯¹³/

to be rigid and inflexible; to be unadaptable