「唔做中，唔做保，唔做媒人三代好」
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| Pronunciation： | m4 zou6 zung1 m4 zou6 bou2 m4 zou6 mui4 jan4 saam1 doi6 hou2 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
唔 not 做 to do; to act; to perform; to be; to become; to be/play (a role); to be as; to give; to make; to provide; to prepare 中 centre; hit; China; Chinese; secondary school; within; mid-; in progress; in the centre; in the middle; regular; intermediate 唔 not 做 to do; to act; to perform; to be; to become; to be/play (a role); to be as; to give; to make; to provide; to prepare 保 to protect; to defend; to guard; to maintain; to keep status quo; to guarantee; to keep; to preserve; to bail out 唔 not 做 to do; to act; to perform; to be; to become; to be/play (a role); to be as; to give; to make; to provide; to prepare 媒 intermediary; plant 人 human; human being; person; people; personality; everybody; (some) people; others; somebody; body of a person 三 three 代 generation((of people)); substitute; dynasty; historical period; times; era; to be in place of; to substitute; to act for; to be on behalf of; phase; stage; batch 好 very; good; quite; like; to like; to be fond of; to be interested in; sure; enough; fine; kind; friendly; to get well; easy to; good for; suitable for; pleasant to; such |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Labels： | Slang |
| Explanation： |
a warning as to not to act as a mediator or meddle with other people's business; literally: do not act as a middleman, a guarantor, or a matchmaker, then your family will prosper for three generations
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