「東家唔打打西家」
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Pronunciation: | dung1 gaa1 m4 daa2 daa2 sai1 gaa1 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
東 east; host; owner 家 home; family 唔 not 打 to hit; dozen; to beat; to strike; to knock; to shoot; to compete with; to fight against; to go up against; to whisk; to inject; to load; to fill with; to tie; to knot; to "check off"; to get; to seize; to catch; to hunt; to work; to strive; to think; to concentrate; to count 打 to hit; dozen; to beat; to strike; to knock; to shoot; to compete with; to fight against; to go up against; to whisk; to inject; to load; to fill with; to tie; to knot; to "check off"; to get; to seize; to catch; to hunt; to work; to strive; to think; to concentrate; to count 西 west; to spin 家 home; family |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
Jobs can always be found somewhere, one does not need to work for the same firm until one dies; literally: one who does not work for the east can always work for the west
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