泥水佬開門口——過得自己過得人

Chinese

		bricklayer; tiler; plasterer	open; operate (vehicle); start	doorway; entrance; gate		to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	self; oneself; by oneself	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	man; person; people
trad. (泥水佬開門口——過得自己過得人)		泥水佬	開	門口	——	過	得	自己	過	得	人
simp. (泥水佬开门口——过得自己过得人)		泥水佬	开	门口	——	过	得	自己	过	得	人
Literally: “a bricklayer cuts a door opening in the wall ― it has to be passable for himself and also for others”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nai⁴ seoi² lou² hoi¹ mun⁴ hau², gwo³ dak¹ zi⁶ gei² gwo³ dak¹ jan⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nai⁴ seoi² lou² hoi¹ mun⁴ hau², gwo³ dak¹ zi⁶ gei² gwo³ dak¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: nàih séui lóu hōi mùhn háu, gwo dāk jih géi gwo dāk yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nai⁴ soey² lou² hoi¹ mun⁴ hau², gwo³ dak⁷ dzi⁶ gei² gwo³ dak⁷ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nei⁴ sêu² lou² hoi¹ mun⁴ heo², guo³ deg¹ ji⁶ géi² guo³ deg¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐi̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯³⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹ hɐu̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ tɐk̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

泥水佬開門口——過得自己過得人

1. (Cantonese) Consider whether one's actions are acceptable to others; Be considerate of others and do not act unreasonably