jau5 lei5 zau2 pin3 tin1 haa6有理走遍天下

Jyutpingjau5 lei5 zau2 pin3 tin1 haa6

Yaleyáuh léih jáu pin tīn hah

Definition

With justice or reason on your side, you can go anywhere.

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How it's used

This idiom is often used as a moral reassurance to someone facing unfair treatment or a difficult situation. It carries a sense of righteous confidence, though it is frequently invoked with a touch of irony when reality fails to live up to the ideal. It serves as a reminder that integrity should theoretically be enough to navigate any social or legal challenge.

Examples

zi2只jiu3要nei5你mou5冇zou6做co3錯，jau5有lei5理zau2走pin3遍tin1天haa6下dou1都m4唔paa3怕。

As long as you did nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear anywhere.

keoi5佢seng4成jat6日waa6話jau5有lei5理zau2走pin3遍tin1天haa6下，dim2點zi1知zeoi3最hau6後syu1輸zo2咗gun1官si1司。

He always says justice prevails everywhere, but he lost the lawsuit in the end.

Common phrases

jau5有lei5理zau2走pin3遍tin1天haa6下，mou4無lei5理cyun3寸bou6步naan4難hang4行

With justice you can go anywhere, without it you cannot move a single step.

Common mistake

Do not use this as a literal statement of fact in a legal context, as it is a philosophical proverb rather than a guarantee of success. It is often used to express a personal belief in fairness rather than a description of how the world actually works.