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一雞死，一雞鳴 (jat1 gai1 sei2 ，jat1 gai1 ming4) — lit. one chicken dies, another starts crowing, meaning nothing ends if it meant to survive in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死，，jat1一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

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

Characters in 一雞死，一雞鳴

一jat1
one; a; an; the
雞gai1
a prostitute or a woman in a sexual capacity
死sei2
die; death; dead | [ant] 生, 活
鳴ming4
make a sound/noise; ring

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