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避得一時唔避得一世
  bei6 dak1 jat1 si4 m4 bei6 dak1 jat1 sai3   jyutping
  bi4 de2 yi1 shi2 wu2 bi4 de2 yi1 shi4   pinyin
you might be able to avoid sth. for the moment but not for your whole life


Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
避得一時唔避得一世

This word has been viewed 1955 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 9th Feb 2014 16:46 and last edited on 18th May 2014 20:15
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Characters in this word:

 bei6  -  avoid; prevent
 dak1  -  get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 si4  -  time
 m4  -  not; no
 bei6  -  avoid; prevent
 dak1  -  get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 sai3  -  generation; lifespan
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