seoi4 siu3 dou3 zeoi3 hau6 ，seoi4 siu3 dak1 zeoi3 hou2誰笑到最後，誰笑得最好谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好

Jyutpingseoi4 siu3 dou3 zeoi3 hau6 ，seoi4 siu3 dak1 zeoi3 hou2
Yalesèuih siu dou jeui hauh ，sèuih siu dāk jeui hóu

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He laughs best who laughs last.

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食西北風食西北风
sik6 sai1 bak1 fung1describes the situation of financial difficulty and having no money for food; literally 'to eat the northwest wind'
省親省亲
sing2 can1to visit one's parents
識ｄｏ识ｄｏ
sik1 du1'Smart - knows what to do' (usually said in a complimentary way to describe someone who knows how to behave appropriately in a certain situation or is very skilful in handling tricky circumstances); to be tactful; to be suave; to know the right way to proceed [colloquial]
食具
sik6 geoi6tableware
瘦長瘦长
sau3 coeng4slim
山人自有妙計山人自有妙计
saan1 jan4 zi6 jau5 miu6 gai3don't worry, one will always be able to come up with an ingenious solution [written and colloquial]
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