「有事就兄弟，冇事就契弟」

Entry #1
Pronunciation：	jau5 si6 zau6 hing1 dai6 mou5 si6 zau6 kai3 dai6
Individual Character Meaning：	有 to have; have; there is/are; to be made up of; to own; to exist; can be found 事 matter; to be engaged in; to serve; affair; thing; business; event; trouble; accident; incident; problem 就 as a result; in light of; with regard to; in this/that regard; to accommodate; to yield to; to give in; to acquiesce; to succeed; to complete; close; near; to tend to; arrive; to do; almost; soon; precisely; exactly; right after; immediately after; then 兄 elder brother 弟 younger brother 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 事 matter; to be engaged in; to serve; affair; thing; business; event; trouble; accident; incident; problem 就 as a result; in light of; with regard to; in this/that regard; to accommodate; to yield to; to give in; to acquiesce; to succeed; to complete; close; near; to tend to; arrive; to do; almost; soon; precisely; exactly; right after; immediately after; then 契 foster; god-; sworn; contract 弟 younger brother
Part of Speech：	expression
Explanation：	to describe a utilitarian friendship that is fragile and unreliable when problems arise; literally: to call you "my brother" only when one needs you, but to call you a jerk once you are not needed (Cant.) 你nei5唔m4好hou2以ji5為wai4佢keoi5當dong3你nei5係hai6拍paak3擋dong3，佢keoi5有jau5事si6就zau6兄hing1弟dai6，冇mou5事si6就zau6契kai3弟dai6。 (Eng.) Do you think he regards you as his friend? He calls you brother when he needs you, but he thinks you are just a jerk.
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