有早知，冇乞兒
Chinese
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
to know earlier | not have (dialectal) | beggar; miser; stingy person | |||
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| trad. (有早知，冇乞兒) | 有 | 早知 | ， | 冇 | 乞兒 | |
| simp. (有早知，冇乞儿) | 有 | 早知 | ， | 冇 | 乞儿 | |
| alternative forms | 有早知冇乞兒／有早知冇乞儿 | |||||
| Literally: “if everyone can predict the future, there would be no beggars”. | ||||||
Pronunciation
Proverb
有早知，冇乞兒
- (Cantonese) If everyone had accurate foresight, nobody would fail; hindsight is 20/20
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