san1 fu2 wan2 lei4 zi3 zoi6 sik6辛苦搵嚟志在食辛苦揾嚟志在食
Jyutpingsan1 fu2 wan2 lei4 zi3 zoi6 sik6
Yalesān fú wán lèih ji joih sikh

Definition

one works hard so that one can eat better [colloquial]

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

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song2 jin4open and happy; at a loss
戍守
syu3 sau2to guard
獮狝
sin2to hunt in autumn (archaic); to capture with a fine net
燒燶烧㶶
siu1 nung1(verb) burn; or (adjective) get burned
乘積乘积
sing4 zik1product (result of multiplication)
淑女車淑女车
suk6 neoi5 ce1ladies bicycle
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