cing1 gun1 naan4 dyun3 gaa1 mou6 si6清官難斷家務事清官难断家务事
Jyutpingcing1 gun1 naan4 dyun3 gaa1 mou6 si6
Yalechīng gūn nành dyun gā mouh sih

Definition

even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)

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T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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侵夜
cam1 je6(literary) nightfall
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