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🗣 U cit hør, bøo nng hør. 🗣 (u: U cit hør, bøo nng hør. ⬆︎ ) 有一好，無兩好。 [wt][mo][[MK]] Ū tsi̍t hó, bô nn̄g hó. [#]

1. () || 世界上的事情有利必有弊，很難兩全其美，意即魚與熊掌不可兼得。

🗣le: (u: Laang korng kafm'ciax bøo siafng thaau tvy, lie be'taxng tak hang lorng beq bau kaq viaa, zorng`si aix zay'viar “u cit hør, bøo nng hør” ee tø'lie.) 🗣 (人講甘蔗無雙頭甜，你袂當逐項攏欲貿甲贏，總是愛知影「有一好，無兩好」的道理。) (人家說世事難兩全，你不能樣樣全包，總要懂得「魚與熊掌不可兼得」的道理。)
近義：

Kamciax bøo siangthaau tvy., 甘蔗無雙頭甜。

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Taiwanese Dictionaries — Sources

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