CANTONESE ↔ ENGLISH · CC-CANTO
你做初一，我做十五
Cantonese · source Jyutpingnei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ，ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5
Meanings
- tit for tat; eye for an eye
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.
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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries
CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ni3 zuo4 chu1 yi1 , wo3 zuo4 shi2 wu3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
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