日頭唔好講人,夜晚唔好講鬼

简 日头唔好讲人,夜晚唔好讲鬼 · 繁 日頭唔好講人,夜晚唔好講鬼
Cantonese · source Jyutpingjat6 tau2 m4 hou2 gong2 jan4, je6 maan5 m4 hou2 gong2 gwai2

Meanings

  1. speak of the devil [colloquial]
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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ri4tou5 wu2 hao3 jiang3 ren2, ye4wan3 wu2 hao3 jiang3 gui3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Exact source record & identity日頭唔好講人,夜晚唔好講鬼 日头唔好讲人,夜晚唔好讲鬼 [ri4tou5 wu2 hao3 jiang3 ren2, ye4wan3 wu2 hao3 jiang3 gui3] {jat6 tau2 m4 hou2 gong2 jan4, je6 maan5 m4 hou2 gong2 gwai2} /speak of the devil [colloquial]/

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