soeng6 uk1 bun1 haa6 uk1, m4 gin3 jat1 lo4 guk1上屋搬下屋，唔見一籮穀上屋搬下屋，唔见一箩谷
Jyutpingsoeng6 uk1 bun1 haa6 uk1, m4 gin3 jat1 lo4 guk1
Yaleseungh ūk būn hah uk1, m gin yāt lòh gūk
Definition
one will always end up incurring some losses one way or the other in the moving process no matter how close you are moving to [colloquial]
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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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