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睇餸食飯，睇燭喃嘸
简 睇餸食饭，睇烛喃呒 · 繁 睇餸食飯，睇燭喃嘸Cantonese · source Jyutpingtai2 sung3 sik6 faan6, tai2 zuk1 naam4 mo4
Meanings
- describes when one is required to be aware of the current situation and react in a careful manner; to live within one's means; to act according to circumstances; to adapt oneself to circumstances [colloquial]
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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: di4 song4 shi2 fan4, di4 zhu2 nan2 fu3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
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