sing4 wong4 baai6 kau3成王敗寇成王败寇
Jyutpingsing4 wong4 baai6 kau3
Yalesìhng wòhng baaih kau
Definition
To succeed is to be crowned a king, while to fail is to be branded a bandit; the victors are always in the right.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
