有早知,冇乞兒

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Chinese

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to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
to know earlier not have (dialectal) beggar; miser; stingy person
trad. (有早知,冇乞兒) 早知 乞兒
simp. (有早知,冇乞儿) 早知 乞儿
alternative forms 有早知冇乞兒有早知冇乞儿
Literally: “if everyone can predict the future, there would be no beggars”.

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Proverb

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有早知,冇乞兒

  1. (Cantonese) If everyone had accurate foresight, nobody would fail; hindsight is 20/20

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