「工字冇出頭」
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Pronunciation: | gung1 zi6 mou5 ceot1 tau4 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
工 work; job; profession; vocation; man-day; working-day 字 character; character; word; five minutes; script; handwriting; penmanship; calligraphy; tails (of a coin) 冇 don't have; do not; there is/are not; to not exist; to not be related; to not have; to not own; to not possess; no big deal; nothing important 出 to go out; to come out; to issue; to publish; to produce; to grow; to appear; to offer; to give; to provide; to go beyond; to use; to bring out; to show 頭 head; chief; boss; electric plug; first; number one; top; hairstyle; hair; area; location; end; side; front; beginning |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
being an employee will never achieve prominence; literally: the vertical stroke of 工 gung1 does not cross the top
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