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粤语有段古 | 俚语背后的故事

牛唔饮水唔揿得牛头低

03 Dec 2022

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在粤语里面,往往用牛来形容一个人固执,例如“牛颈”、“死牛一边颈”等等,可见牛的脖子很硬,硬拉是很难拉得动的。正因为这个特点,粤语就用“牛唔饮水唔揿得牛头低”,来形容人或事情没办法勉强的意思。而相对地,这句话也产生了另一层意思,就是如果牛喝水,就表示它是自愿的,于是粤语里面也常常用“牛唔饮水,点揿得牛头低”,来形容一个人做事其实是自愿的,并非受到逼迫,只是他自己不愿意承认而已。

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