一雞死一雞鳴 (jat1 gai1 sei2 jat1 gai1 ming4) — "one cock is dead, another one crows" in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞mingˎ₄鳴

简一鸡死一鸡鸣

Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 ji1 si3 yi1 ji1 ming2

Meaning of 一雞死一雞鳴

noun"one cock is dead, another one crows"

nounlit. one chicken dies, another starts crowing, meaning nothing ends if it meant to survive

jatˉ¹一go˗₃個zau2,走，jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞ming4.鳴。

One leaves, and another takes their place.

keoiˏ₅佢zauˊ²走zo2,咗，jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞ming4.鳴。

He quit, and a new person replaced him.

gauˍ₆舊gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司zapˉ¹執lap1,笠，jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞ming4.鳴。

The old company closed, and a new one opened.

niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工mˎ₄唔zou6,做，jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞ming4.鳴。

If I don't do this job, someone else will.

zungˊ²總jauˏ₅有sanˉ¹新jan4,人，jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞ming4.鳴。

There are always new people coming along.

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