一人做事一人當 (jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1) — A man does, a man undertakes in Cantonese

jatˉ¹janˎ₄zouˍ₆siˍ₆jatˉ¹janˎ₄dongˉ¹
一人做事一人当
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 ren2 zuo4shi4 yi1 ren2 dang1

Meaning of 一人做事一人當

nounA man does, a man undertakes
nounOne must bear the consequences of one's own act;
nounOne should answer for what one does oneself;
nounOne must bear the consequences of his own act

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