<p>无法可修饰的一对手 means &quot;A pair of hands that can't be made smooth (to be beautified) again&quot;</p>
<p>修饰 = polish --&gt; make smooth and white --&gt; to beautify</p>
<p>The mother in this song worked hand-laboring jobs for a long time that made her smooth female hands rough beyond help from beautification</p>

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<p>The song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1owuA0WkEw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">真的爱你</a> begins with this line:</p>
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<p>which means literally &quot;A pair of hands that can't be decorated&quot;. It's his mother's hands so they might be aged a bit but I feel there must be more meaning here. The song is voiced in Cantonese but seems to be entirely Modern Standard Chinese.</p>
<p>What does the singer mean by 无法可修饰?</p>

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How to understand 无法可修饰的一对手
# How to understand 无法可修饰的一对手

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-02-15)

The song [真的爱你](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1owuA0WkEw) begins with this line:

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 无法可修饰的一对手

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which means literally "A pair of hands that can't be decorated". It's his mother's hands so they might be aged a bit but I feel there must be more meaning here. The song is voiced in Cantonese but seems to be entirely Modern Standard Chinese.

What does the singer mean by 无法可修饰?

**Tags:** meaning-in-context, lyrics, hong-kong


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-02-15. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

无法可修饰的一对手 means "A pair of hands that can't be made smooth (to be beautified) again"

修饰 = polish --> make smooth and white --> to beautify

The mother in this song worked hand-laboring jobs for a long time that made her smooth female hands rough beyond help from beautification


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