zung1 zung1 zik6 zik6 zung1 seoi1 hat1 sik6忠忠直直終須乞食忠忠直直终须乞食
Jyutpingzung1 zung1 zik6 zik6 zung1 seoi1 hat1 sik6
Yalejūng jūng jikh jikh jūng sēui hāt sikh

Definition

being too honest leads one to poverty [colloquial]

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T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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贓赃
zong1stolen goods; spoils; embezzled
站起
zaam6 hei2to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse); to spring up
鑿石場凿石场
zok6 sek6 coeng4rock quarry
左岸
zo2 ngon6Left Bank (in Paris)
珍愛珍爱
zan1 oi3to cherish
揸大葵扇
zaa1 daai6 kwai4 sin3to act as a matchmaker
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