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一人做事，一人當 (jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1) — (idiom) one must bear the consequences of one's actions in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一janˎ₄人zouˍ₆做siˍ₆事，jatˉ¹一janˎ₄人dongˉ¹當
简 一人做事，一人当
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 ren2 zuo4 shi4 ， yi1 ren2 dang1

Meaning of 一人做事，一人當

noun(idiom) one must bear the consequences of one's actions

Characters in 一人做事，一人當

一jat1
one; a; an; the
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
做zou6
enter (a profession)
事si6
be engaged in; go in for
當dong1
should; ought to; must

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