「手快有手慢冇」
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Pronunciation: | sau2 faai3 jau5 sau2 maan6 mou5 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
手 hand; forelimb; lot 快 fast; quick; rapid; soon; shortly; happy; content 有 to have; have; to be made up of; to own; to exist; can be found; there is/are 手 hand; forelimb; lot 慢 slow 冇 don't have; no big deal; nothing important; do not; there is/are not; to not exist; to not be related; to not have; to not own; to not possess |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
'grab it fast while it lasts'; a stock phrase commonly yelled by street vendors to attract customers; literally "hands that are fast gets it; hands that are slow won't"
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