黑狗得食白狗當災 (hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1 | ) : the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")

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黑狗得食白狗當災

hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1

the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

黑狗得食白狗當災

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Characters in this word:

黑 hak1 haak1 - black; dark; secret; wicked
狗 gau2 - dog
得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
食 sik6 zi6 - eat; food
白 baak6 - white; clear; pure
狗 gau2 - dog
當 dong1 dong3 - work as; in charge; appropriate; regard as
災 zoi1 - calamity; disaster; catastrophe

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

黑狗得食白狗當災 hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1 hei1 gou3 de2 shi2 bai2 gou3 dang1 zai1 = the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")

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