有早知，冇乞兒 (jau5 zou2 zi1, mou5 hat1 ji4*1 | you3 zao3 zhi1, mao3 qi3 er2) : if you knew your present outcome earlier you wouldn't have made such a choice

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有早知，冇乞兒

jau5 zou2 zi1, mou5 hat1 ji4*1

you3 zao3 zhi1, mao3 qi3 er2

if a begger knew before hand what choices would lead up to him becoming a beggar, he wouldn't have made those choices in the first place

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

有早知，冇乞兒 / 有早知，冇乞儿

This word has been viewed 2253 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 22nd Aug 2009 17:16 and last edited on 16th Dec 2009 21:06

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有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is
早 zou2 - early
知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform
， - (not in database)
冇 mou5 - don't have
乞 hat1 hei3 - beg; give
兒 ji4 - child, son

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