「地上執到寶，問天問地攞唔到」
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| Pronunciation： | dei6 soeng6 zap1 dou2 bou2 man6 tin1 man6 dei6 lo2 m4 dou2 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
地 land; -ly; ground; field; floor; place; locality; area 上 go up; top; to go up; to move upwards; to board; to get on a vehicle; to go ahead; to forge ahead; to fill; to supply; to serve a dish; to install; to attend class; to wind; to screw; to tighten; on top of 執 pick up; a small bundle of; a pinch; to hold; to grasp; to take charge of; to direct; to perform; to carry out; to persist; to pick up; to tidy; to neaten; to correct; to revise; to close down 到 to; so ... that; to the extent that; to a point that; until; up to; approximately; about; around; to arrive; to reach; to come; to be present; to go to; to leave for 寶 treasure; precious; valuable; surname; jewel 問 to ask 天 sky; day; 24 hours 問 to ask 地 land; -ly; ground; field; floor; place; locality; area 攞 to take; to get 唔 not 到 to; so ... that; to the extent that; to a point that; until; up to; approximately; about; around; to arrive; to reach; to come; to be present; to go to; to leave for |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
take it no matter who leaves it behind on the ground; literally: pick a treasure on the ground, cannot take it by asking the sky and the ground
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