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食得鹹魚抵得渴
sik6 dak1 haam4 jyu4 dai2 dak1 hot3 |
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One must bear the consequences of one's own choice, action or stupidity [lit] Those who eat salted fish must put up with the thirst Mandarin: 一人做事一人當
(Note: 鹹魚 is pronounced [haam4 jyu4] without tone change here as it usually does as a standalone term.) |
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Characters in this word:食 sik6 zi6 - eat; food得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must 鹹 haam4 - salty; pornographic; dirty 魚 jyu4 - fish 抵 dai2 - resist; offset; reach 得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must 渴 hot3 - thirsty; eagerly |
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