錯就要認，打就企定

Chinese

		mistake; error; blunder mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	to recognize; to know; to admit		beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	plan a project; stand on tiptoe	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
trad. (錯就要認，打就企定)		錯	就	要	認	，	打	就	企	定
simp. (错就要认，打就企定)		错	就	要	认	，	打	就	企	定
Literally: “[if one has] made mistakes, recognize them; [if one is] beaten, stand still”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co³ zau⁶ jiu³ jing⁶, daa² zau⁶ kei⁵ ding⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co³ zau⁶ jiu³ jing⁶, daa² zau⁶ kei⁵ ding⁶
    • Yale: cho jauh yiu yihng, dá jauh kéih dihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso³ dzau⁶ jiu³ jing⁶, daa² dzau⁶ kei⁵ ding⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: co³ zeo⁶ yiu³ ying⁶, da² zeo⁶ kéi⁵ ding⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː³³ t͡sɐu̯²² jiːu̯³³ jɪŋ²² taː³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² kʰei̯¹³ tɪŋ²²/

Proverb

錯就要認，打就企定

1. (Cantonese) one should adimit their wrongdoings and accept punishment.

Synonyms

• 錯就要認，打就要企定／错就要认，打就要企定
• 錯要認，打要企定／错要认，打要企定
• 有錯要認，打要企定／有错要认，打要企定