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一人做事一人當
  jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1   jyutping
  yi1 ren2 zuo4shi4 yi1 ren2 dang1   pinyin
One should answer for what one does oneself;
One must bear the consequences of one's own act;
[lit] A man does, a man undertakes

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
一人做事一人當 / 一人做事一人当

This word has been viewed 3798 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 6th Jan 2008 03:23 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 jan4  -  person; human being
 zou6  -  do, make
 si6  -  matter; affair; job; work; accident
 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 jan4  -  person; human being
 dong1 dong3  -  work as; in charge; appropriate; regard as

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:


detail  jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1   = one must bear the consequences of one's actions


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