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一人計短，二人計長

jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 coeng4

yi4 ren2 ji4 duan3 er4 ren2 ji4 chang2

(idiom) two heads are better than one; better to work with others than to go it alone

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,450

一人計短，二人計長

一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
人 jan4 ren2 - person
計 gai3 ji4 jie2 - plan; scheme
短 dyun2 duan3 - short (length)
， - (not in database)
二 ji6 er4 - number two
人 jan4 ren2 - person
計 gai3 ji4 jie2 - plan; scheme
長 coeng4 zoeng2 zoeng6 chang2 {zhang3} {zhang4} - long; length

This word was added by tym on 25th Nov 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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