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風水佬呃你十年八年
  fung1 seoi2 lou2 aak1 nei5 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4   jyutping
[lit] A fungshui master can fool you for only eight to ten years, but not for a whole life
[fig] Time will tell; Time can witness to a fact; I'm telling you the truth; Would I lie to you?

This is the first part of a 歇後語 with the second part 一世 usually not spoken. It connotes that the 'lies' of a fungshui master may last no more than ten years, and certainly not for a whole life. Somehow the truth will come out.
Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
風水佬呃你十年八年

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Characters in this word:

 fung1 fung3  -  wind
 seoi2  -  water; liquid; dough (money)
 lou2  -  guy, fellow, bloke, chap
 aak1 ngaak1 aak3 ak1  -  cheat; deceive; hiccup; hiccough
 nei5  -  you
 sap6  -  ten
 nin4  -  year
 baat3  -  eight
 nin4  -  year
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