出來混遲早要還的

简 出来混迟早要还的 · 繁 出來混遲早要還的
Mandarin · pinyin chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán de

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  1. if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
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出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
混
hùn · to mix, blend, mingle; to bumble along
遲
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早
zǎo · early; soon; morning
要
yào · necessary, essential; necessity
還
hái · still, yet, also, besides
的
de · possessive, adjectival suffix
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
迟
chí · late, tardy; slow; delay
还
hái · still, yet, also, besides
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1–2–4–2–3–4–2–5 · chu1 lai2 hun4 chi2 zao3 yao4 huan2 de5

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出來混遲早要還的 · chu1 lai2 hun4 chi2 zao3 yao4 huan2 de5
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Exact source record出來混遲早要還的 出来混迟早要还的 [chu1 lai2 hun4 chi2 zao3 yao4 huan2 de5] /if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it/