食粥食飯

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eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
congee; gruel; porridge
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
food; cuisine; cooked rice
food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
 
trad. (食粥食飯)
simp. (食粥食饭)
Literally: “whether one eats porridge or rice (in the future)”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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食粥食飯

  1. (Cantonese) whether one's fate will be good or bad
    食粥食飯 [Cantonese, trad.]
    食粥食饭 [Cantonese, simp.]
    sik6 zuk1 sik6 faan6 tai2 nei5 laa3! [Jyutping]
    Whether we'll succeed depends on your effort.