嘢可以亂食，說話唔可以亂講
简 嘢可以乱食，说话唔可以乱讲 · 繁 嘢可以亂食，說話唔可以亂講Meanings
- one must watch what comes out of their mouth (what they say) more so than what they put into their mouth (what they eat) [colloquial]
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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: ye3 ke3yi3 luan4 shi2, shuo1hua4 wu2 ke3 yi3 luan4jiang3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
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