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粵語辭叢

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jat1 faat3 bat1 ho2 sau1 sap6included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongPhrase

開始咗就冇辦法制止、處理 ("cannot be stopped once started", an expression usually used to indicate the results are disastrous or lead to chaos)

語句
維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /jɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐp̚²/

to get out of hand