fung1 seoi2 leon4 lau4 zyun3風水輪流轉风水轮流转
Jyutpingfung1 seoi2 leon4 lau4 zyun3
Yalefūng séui lèuhn làuh jyun
Definition
Fortunes change; one's luck and circumstances constantly shift and are unpredictable.
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How it's used
Used to remind people that success and failure are temporary and cyclical. It is often invoked when someone is being arrogant about their current good luck or when someone who was previously mistreated finally gets their chance to shine. The phrase carries a sense of cosmic justice or inevitable change.
Examples
Don't look at how successful they are now; fortunes change.
Don't laugh at others; fortunes change, next time it might be your turn.
Related words
Common phrases
Fortune has turned, and this year it is my turn to be lucky.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
