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baat˗₃ninˎ₄
Pinyin
ba1 nian2
Translations
noun
eight years
taiˊ²soeng˗₃louˊ²akˉ¹neiˏ₅sapˍ₆ninˎ₄baat˗₃ninˎ₄
Pinyin
di4 xiang1 lao3 e4 ni3 shi2 nian2 ba1 nian2
Translations
noun
(literally: a fortune teller may deceive you for only eight or ten years); time will tell who you can trust; you will realise with time that I am telling you the truth (whilst others may lie to you); time will witness the truth; would I lie to you? [colloquial]
fungˉ¹seoiˊ²louˊ²akˉ¹neiˏ₅sapˍ₆ninˎ₄baat˗₃ninˎ₄
(风水佬呃你十年八年)
Pinyin
feng1 shui5 lao3 e4 ni3 shi2 nian2 ba1 nian2
Translations
noun
(literally: a Fengshui master may deceive you for only eight or ten years); time will tell; you will realise with time that I am telling you the truth; time will witness the truth; would I lie to you?
fungˉ¹seoiˊ²louˊ²akˉ¹neiˏ₅sapˍ₆ninˎ₄baat˗₃ninˎ₄,m4akˉ¹dakˉ¹jatˉ¹sai˗₃
(风水佬呃你十年八年,唔呃得一世)
Pinyin
feng1 shui5 lao3 e4 ni3 shi2 nian2 ba1 nian2 , m2 e4 de5 yi1 shi4
Translations
noun
literally: 'a Fung Shui master can fool you for only eight to ten years, but not for a whole life'; time will tell; you will realise with time that I am telling you the truth; time will witness the truth; would I lie to you?