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你做初一我做十五
nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5
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tit for tat, an eye for an eye Lit. "what you do for the first half of the month, I will do back to you for the second half" i.e do me harm and I will return the favour.
This sentence may be used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. See a video featuring this phrase here. Level: 3 |
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你做初一我做十五
nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5 - 粵 do me harm and I will return the favour |
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| This sentence was added by sheik and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:06 | |
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