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a good ending is better than a good start
好頭毋如好尾
ho2(6) tao5 m6(7) yu5(7) ho2(6) bhue2
to be be unable to sleep at night because of having slept in the afternoon
暗公鳥
am3(5) gong1 jiao2
don't be silly, foolish
食屎啊是食飯
jiah8(4) sai2 a1 si6(7) jiah8(4) beung7
to hurt others is to hurt yourself
害儂害家己
hai7 nang7 hai7 ga1 gi7
saint's feet, idle, lazy
仙跤仙跤
siang1 ka1 siang1 ka1
no pain no gain
聽過毋如睇睇過毋如做做過毋如錯
tian1 gue3 m6(7) yu5(7) toin2 toin2 gue3 m6(7) yu5(7) jo3 jo3 gue3 m6(7) yu5(7) cho3
lazying about, hopelessly lazy, lackadaisical
散仙
suan3(5) siang1
to talk so much that one side of your mouth is having a conversation with the other
呾到嘴邊兩垖詖
dan3(5) gao3(5) chui3(5) bin1 no6(7) dui3(5) pueh4
all over the country (world); lit. "five lakes and four seas"
五湖四海
both sides get nothing, no-win situation
刀截蕹菜
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ngou6(7) ou5(7) si3(5) hai2
do1 joih8(4) eng3(5) chai3