saam1 seoi3 ding6 baat3 sap6三歲定八十三岁定八十
Jyutpingsaam1 seoi3 ding6 baat3 sap6
Yalesām seui dingh bat saph

Definition

(phrase) how a child acts (at age 3) already determines how he ; she is an adult.

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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熟人熟事
suk6 jan4 suk6 si6(idiom) to be familiar with; to have regular dealings with
蘇杭苏杭
sou1 hong4Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1] and Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1]
書畫家书画家
syu1 waa2 gaa1calligrapher and painter
訴诉
sou3to complain; to tell; to inform; to pour out
孀居
soeng1 geoi1to live in widowhood (formal)
數據機数据机
sou3 geoi3 gei1noun; modem
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